Download the update file for avira. Avira Free Antivirus update. Updates without an Internet connection

Help please, installed antivirus Avira Free Antivirus , but for some reason the Avira Web Protection module (cool thing, I recommend) that protects the computer from ransomware banners and other nasty things when surfing the Internet, is disabled for me, although I know that in free version it should work. What I did wrong and how to fix it, I really need this module. Maybe the fact is that I downloaded the antivirus myself on a third-party resource, and not on the official website. And I also wanted to say. Imagine the most interesting thing, most users believe that the free antivirus programs you described in the article are paid. Even some consultants in computer stores are confused and cannot say with certainty what is paid and what is free.

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Avira Free Antivirus

Friends, how do viruses get to our computer from the Internet? That's how. Everything that we see on Internet pages when surfing the web, for example HTML files, images, as well as scripts, and so on, all this first of all goes into the browser cache, and then for execution in the web browser, that's all. The Web Protection module monitors and checks for viruses the transfer of files over the network, in fact, the tool is good and we will also install and consider it, but you should know, you cannot completely rely on it. Therefore, do not turn off your head when surfing the Internet.

Well, about where to download what you need. Over the years I have developed the habit of taking software directly from the developers and I advise you to do the same, but Web Protection was not installed for you because during the installation you did not check the box in the right place. Let's download together on the official website and install this antivirus correctlyAvira Free Antivirus, and of course let's see how it works. And yet, let's launch a virus into the system and observe the actions of the German antivirus.

Official website in Russianwww.avira.com

Basic protection modules of Avira Free Antivirus.

System Scanner is a good protection for your files from Trojans and worms.

AHeAD Technology new technology stops previously unknown viruses by analyzing the code.
AntiBot will protect your computer from becoming a zombie and further use by bad people for their own purposes.

Choose our version with you and click download.

Launch the installer.

We accept the terms and conditions and Quick installation.

If you need the Web Protection module, then it is installed with Avira Search Free Toolbarwhich integrates into Internet Explorer, put a tick.

Immediately after the installation, the Avira Free Antivirus threat signatures update and a quick scan, which you can opt out of, follows.

We launch one of the latest viruses into the system. The immediate reaction of the Avira Free Antivirus immediately follows. The .exe file with the virus cannot be launched, most likely the proactive antivirus protection based on behavioral analysis is triggered.

This is not to say that the program settings are very complex, an ordinary user can easily cope with them.

System Scanner, with it you can check any folder or file on your computer.

RealTime protection, one might say the main anti-virus protection module, constantly monitors the file system.

To change something here, click Settings, then go to Expert mode, click Yes.

And my advice to you. Do not change anything here without knowledge of the matter, since by default everything is well configured. Scan mode for example During reading and writing, the most acceptable.

Web Protection, check our website for a virus code.

Any antivirus must be constantly improved and updated. Ask why? The answer is simple - because the threats from which it must protect are constantly being modernized and new ones are being created. I want to inform you that it is almost impossible to update any antivirus (including Avira, read about its installation) without access to the Internet, so let's first look at how to carry out a simple update.

Updating Avira Free

As you can see, immediately upon opening the main program window, you are given the opportunity to update the existing database of malicious elements. To do this, just click "Update".

Advice! See the date last update can be on the same page.

Updates without an Internet connection

Yes, there are workarounds provided by the developers specifically for this. One of them is manual update. Its essence is that someone else (or you) downloads the update from a computer connected to the Internet, and then transfer it to yours. I will tell you how all this is done.

Downloading the update file:

What to do if Avira is not updating

There could be several reasons. The main ones will now be discussed.

Incorrect settings

A possible connection to the Internet does not occur automatically. That is, if you connected using a different connection than usual, the update is impossible.

To fix this, do the following:

Another security program's firewall is blocking the update

In this case, you personally need to consider if the device has other security software. If so, enter your firewall and remove Avira Free Antivirus from the list of prohibited programs.

Advice! Also see if files like sched.exe and update.exe are blocked.

Now you know how to update Avira Free Antivirus, and you can also cope with problems that may arise during the update (read how to disable Avira, and read about activation). I hope the information I have provided was helpful to you. Have a nice day everyone!

Avira Free Antivirus - free antivirus from the German company Avira GmbH. The free version comes with an antivirus scanner and real-time protection module. Real-time protection works in the background and checks all elements of the system at the moment when it accesses them. If no viruses are found in the scanned files, Avira allows the system to access them. Otherwise, access is blocked and the malware is quarantined. There is also a scheduler for creating automatically executed tasks and an event log for viewing all events that occurred during the operation of the antivirus.

As noted by some users, Avira Free Antivirus detects viruses after antivirus software like Avast. If you have Avast installed, then just in case you can check your computers for viruses.

Avira Free Antivirus is fine for home use. In the process, it does not take up many resources and the system works with it quite quickly, which cannot be said about some paid antivirus solutions from well-known manufacturers.

Avira Free Antivirus is not updating

It so happens that Avira antivirus is not updated for various reasons. The program can periodically issue messages
that the update failed for some reason, the umbrella (icon on the panel) may close, etc.
In different cases, you need to act accordingly.
Here are some tips that are likely to help you.
So, the first thing to do is open the main antivirus window.

Note: recently the program has been "overgrown" with various shells and additional interfaces,
therefore, many simply do not know how to open the main window. Just in case: it opens by running the file avcenetr.exe
usually located at C: \\ Program Files (x86) \\ Avira \\ Antivirus(the address may be different on your computer)

By pressing the button in top menu, try to run the update:

If the antivirus is updated, then everything is in order and you just need to configure the program to
updates were performed automatically. How to do this is described.

If the attempt to start the update did not lead to anything, then go to this page and download the update generator
(choose the version for your operating system),
unpack the archive and run the file fusebundle.exe from the folder.
The database will start downloading with the update to the same folder.
After it is loaded, select "manual update" in the antivirus menu and specify the vdf archive (vdf_fusebundle.zip) from the downloaded folder.
(it can be nested in another folder, for example with the name install)

Note: it may happen that when you open the guide for the plug, "manual update"
Explorer will not see the archive, i.e. you know for sure that there is an archive, but the conductor does not see it.
Then, while in that folder (note the path in the top box), just copy and paste in the bottom
the explorer field name is vdf_fusebundle.zip as shown in the picture and click the button Open.

The update process will begin. A reboot may be required.

FOR SPRING 2018 UPDATE PROBLEMS:

After Roskomnadzor began to block various services like Telegram,
then the blocking could affect those users who are not involved in these services in any way,
including problems with updating Avira antivirus (connection cannot be established).
Let's hope that the problem will be solved soon. In the meantime, you can solve it yourself either
through manual update (see above), or using any VPN. Can be installed
VPN from Avira itself, and enable it for the duration of the antivirus update. To do this, click the antivirus icon in the panel and find
in the list Phantom VPN , click Install(or just download it from here), after which your window will look like
the picture below. Click on Connect... After the VPN is connected, the VPN icon in the notification bar will become
green. Now update your antivirus, everything should work. After the update, the VPN can be turned off.

If all this does not help, then there is a problem with the configuration, and you need to restore it.
This is not difficult. To do this, download (if you do not have it) setup file antivirus (whichever file is largest)
and run it ...
A window will appear in which we select "Restore"

After this update should work fine, you may need to restart your computer.

Another tip for problems downloading the update:
Make sure that the update.exe file is not blocked by your personal firewall (by firewall)

Recently, users of Avira antivirus have faced a serious problem: Avira Free Antivirus is not updated, and forced launch of the update procedure from the interface does not lead to absolutely any results. Unfortunately, the free version of this antivirus does not have offline update mechanisms, so even the tool for preparing an offline update package from the developer does not help. However, do not despair and give up this software product. In our review, we will reveal to you the cause of this problem among users of the Russian Internet segment, and also tell you how to fix it.

Your situation: Avira in the tray signals that "Action is required", and when you enter the interface, you see this not particularly pleasant picture:

The "Fix" button and the selection of the "Start update" item after a few minutes of "thoughtfulness" bring you back to the same situation, while no notifications are displayed. Or, a message appears stating that the Internet connection could not be established. Of course, this brings you into a stupor, since you have access to the Internet at that moment, and you are 100 percent sure of this. For you it is, but for the Avira antivirus - alas. A poor program tries to get to its cloud servers for updates, but simply can't reach them. Are you curious to know why? Everything is very simple: Roskomnadzor got too carried away with the game of "catch-up" with Telegram and blocked the IP addresses from which the Russian users of Avira Free Antivirus received their updates. This is how it happens: in the battle against the "great evil" innocent people suffer. Moreover, if you use the Telegram messenger, you can check how he feels now. Does it work for you? Hmm, we do too. 🙂 Avira's update service is not.

What to do in this situation? After all, Avira Free Antivirus 2018 has not been updated for some users for several weeks. We'll have to deceive our valiant Roskomnadzor, even though it forbade it to do so ... In order for updates to resume, you need to make your PC think that it goes online from anywhere, but not from Russia. How is this done?

The answer is with VPNs. You will need to install an application on your PC that will configure the network accordingly and will finally allow your antivirus to reach the update servers. And Avira has its own development that will help you with this. It is called Avira Phantom VPN. It can be downloaded from this address:

You will not have any problems with downloading and installing - everything here is extremely simple and understandable. Upon completion of the installation of this program, an additional item will appear in the interface of your antivirus:

The most important stage remains: pressing the "Connect" button. After that, the connection will go, and the corresponding icon will appear in the tray of your PC:

The connection will result in the following status in the Avira Phantom VPN window:

And after that, you can return to the Avira Free Antivirus interface and start the update (or do it through context menu tray icons):

However, when you start Phantom VPN, you may have a different picture: after clicking "Connect", after about a minute of waiting, the status is reset to "Disabled ...". This is because Avira's VPN "conflicts" with windows firewall, and the latter prevents the program from starting. This can be solved by configuring the appropriate firewall rule, but most simple option will just temporarily stop it.

When you stop the firewall, it is most likely that nothing should interfere with Avira Phantom VPN.

Important: free use Avira's VPN is limited to monthly traffic. This limit is 500 megabytes per month. Accordingly, when this limit is exhausted, you will need to wait for the traffic counter to reset. Since updating Avira Free Antivirus does not require such significant volumes (for one update you will consume 6-11 MB of traffic), we strongly recommend that you do not use browser / torrent trackers, etc. during an antivirus update. Those. launched VPN, updated Avira Free, disabled VPN. In this case, 500 MB per month is enough for you with a margin.

If, for some reason, you do not like VPN from the manufacturer of your antivirus, then you should consider the option that is called the Livehacker portal. It's called TunnelBear. You can download the application here:

Downloading and installing are simple and straightforward steps. We will not describe them in detail. After downloading the application, you launch it and see the following window:

All that remains is to go to the mail that you indicated, find the letter from TunnelBear there and click on the attached link. Everything is ready: you are the user of the given VPN serviceand. In the tray you will see a priktogram of the "well" - you can surf the Internet along such wells thanks to TunnelBear (see the program interface):

Unlike Avira Phantom VPN, TunnelBear is able to "be friends" with the Windows firewall, so you don't need to do any additional manipulations. 🙂 But the restrictions on the volume of traffic are the same: only 500 MB per month. But you can expand that capacity up to 1 GB if you tweet that you are using this "bearish" service.

To summarize, the fact that Avira Free Antivirus 2018 is not updated turns out to be a fixable problem. You can use the VPN services offered by us, or you can find the one that suits you yourself. Of course, I would like the program to work without any "crutches". However, while the "witch hunt" initiated by Roskomnadzor continues on the Runet, we will have to somehow get along with it. On the other hand, this fact can be considered with positive side: thanks to such actions of the regulator, people learn to find solutions to IT problems, better master the Internet. I must say "Thank you" to them for that! 🙂

We hope that the information provided will help you solve the problem.!

Article Avira Free Antivirus is not updated: there is a solution was modified: November 6, 2019 by the author Netobserver