Ad-Aware Problem

sdanseo

Ok, I downloaded Ad-Aware a few months ago and remove loads of junk from the computer. Ever since then though, the defenitions refuse to update. It's got to the point that they're nearly 300 days old. Any time i try to update them it tries to connect to the Lavasoft server then freezes, and i have to end the program or even process manually.

Tried re-downloading and installing again but no joy

Any help or an alternative appreciated (but Im having even worse problems with spybot, which wont run at all)

It seems that possibly ive some virus thats preventing these programs from running properly? Ad-Aware and Windows Defender work perfectly on this PC, it's only the Laptop that's affected.

smeggle

It seems that possibly ive some virus thats preventing these programs from running properly?

yes, it's probably that - certain vurus's will dis -able security once there on your system.

peepsbates

Have you tried downloading the defenitions and installing them manually?

sdanseo

Where do i get the definitions, direct from Lavasoft?

peepsbates

yea they are on the site

Rollo Tamasi

it would seem that it is a virus as smeggle suggested. Maybe something has trojaned some of your programs. What AV do you have? start the pc up in safe mode and see if ad-aware can update itself.

TempestSabre

Run Spybot aswell.

_CreeD_

Are you sure it isn't being jammed by your firewall?