SE1R247 Update Is Corrupted
I downloaded the SE1R247 release, May 13, 2008 def file, for the SE version today from the security blog, unzipped and installed it, and found that it was corrupted. I got an error message when I tried to open Ad-Adware. Repeated procedure and got the same error. Solution: reinstalled last weeks def file and found the program works.
It seems that Lavasoft didn't troubleshoot this week's def file. Hope next week's def file works.
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By the prophet's nards!!!
I am also experiencing the same problem!!!
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If you are using Ad-Aware SE, it has expired. The latest version is Ad-Aware 2007. If not, then please post your version of Ad-Aware, along with any errors you are receiving.
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I have the same problem. After installing the update, I got an error screen that would not instantly close. I rebooted my computer and tried to access my home page, but all the screen does is click, click, click, click and then it says webpage unavailable. Unistalling Adaware 2007 does not fix the problem so my guess the install corrupted a file within Internet Explorer or tagged my Home Page as invalid. I managed on one of my computers to get my home page to load so I know the site is valid. Its just that the other 4 computers are still screwed up..
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Do you have a copy of what the error screen said?
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Welcome to the Lavasoft Support ForumIf you are using Ad-Aware SE, it has expired. The latest version is Ad-Aware 2007. If not, then please post your version of Ad-Aware, along with any errors you are receiving.
Sorry mate, but I guess you haven't heard that by popular demand, Lavasoft is still supporting Ad-Aware SE. You have to download the def updates from the security blog and then unzip and install the defs. Bloody inconvenient, but it seems to work and has been that way since SE support was "discontinued". But, not this week!
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What I find is slightly different: the update works (I mean: apparently), but it doesn't track tracking cookies and it doesn't neither block nor delete them.
Backed up to previous update which works ok.
Btw: AD Aware SE Plus is way better than 2007 IMHO
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Sorry mate, but I guess you haven't heard that by popular demand, Lavasoft is still supporting Ad-Aware SE. You have to download the def updates from the security blog and then unzip and install the defs. Bloody inconvenient, but it seems to work and has been that way since SE support was "discontinued". But, not this week!
I am aware of this. However, it will soon be disconintued entirely; Ad-Aware 2008 is out in beta, and it is coming along really well, and will soon be relaesed, although there is no set date yet.
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I am aware of this. However, it will soon be disconintued entirely; Ad-Aware 2008 is out in beta, and it is coming along really well, and will soon be relaesed, although there is no set date yet.
Ok, but why does Lavasoft upload a file that is corrupted, I am referring to SE1R249 15.05.2008
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Ok, but why does Lavasoft upload a file that is corrupted, I am referring to SE1R249 15.05.2008
Eagleman - are you saying that you think that SE1R249 15.05.2008 is ALSO corrupt (as well as SE1R247 13.05.2008)...?
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No,What I am saying is SE1R247 13.05.2008 was ok for me.
SE1R249 15.05.2008 is corrupt
Now I'm REALLY confused...
SE1R247 13.05.2008 was OK for me too, but scottbbb started a thread saying that it was corrupt.
SE1R249 15.05.2008 is also OK for me, but now you're saying that this is also corrupt...!
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Now I'm REALLY confused...SE1R247 13.05.2008 was OK for me too, but scottbbb started a thread saying that it was corrupt.
SE1R249 15.05.2008 is also OK for me, but now you're saying that this is also corrupt...!
Which program are you updating?
Are you downloading the zip file manually and extracting it to the AdAware folder after renaming the current def file to old.def.
This usually works for me, and was ok on the previous def which was SE1R247 13.05.2008, but not this current one SE1R249 15.05.2008.
This has happened before, and I had to wait till the next update, and I normally found that it would be ok then, so I will need to wait for a future update after the 15.05.2008
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Eagleman - are you saying that you think that SE1R249 15.05.2008 is ALSO corrupt (as well as SE1R247 13.05.2008)...?
No,
What I am saying is SE1R247 13.05.2008 was ok for me.
SE1R249 15.05.2008 is corrupt
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(What happened to SE1R248? Did I blink and miss it? LOL)
And now SE1R250 15.05.2008 has just been released....!
WTF...!
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Which program are you updating?Are you downloading the zip file manually and extracting it to the AdAware folder after renaming the current def file to old.def.
This usually works for me, and was ok on the previous def which was SE1R247 13.05.2008, but not this current one SE1R249 15.05.2008.
This has happened before, and I had to wait till the next update, and I normally found that it would be ok then, so I will need to wait for a future update after the 15.05.2008
I'm running SE Plus on three PC's. Two of them are still able to download and install automatically.
But one has automatic download issues (see other thread) and so I download & install manually on this one. I keep ALL of the manual downloads (since 28th April 2008) and I don't swap-out the defs.ref.old file, which is still probably 23rd April-ish.
On all three PC's, AdWatch has been working fine on both SE1R247 and SE1R249. (What happened to SE1R248? Did I blink and miss it? LOL)
Scans by both SE Plus AND Spybot S&D on all three PC's have found nothing to remove....just the usual MRU's.
Wierd.
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And now SE1R250 15.05.2008 has just been released....!WTF...!
Good, I will try this one and report back.
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Good, I will try this one and report back.
SE1R250 15.05.2008
Nope, this one will not load either!
After as I normally extract it to the folder and then I execute the program it says Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file.
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SE1R250 15.05.2008Nope, this one will not load either!
After as I normally extract it to the folder and then I execute the program it says Error while loading the Ad-Aware definitions file.
Let me try an Auto....
BBL
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Let me try an Auto....BBL
Ok, I wait on your report.
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Let me try an Auto....BBL
Automatic download-and-install works fine on one of my PC's (as per usual).
Manual Download AND REBOOT works fine on the errant lappy (as usual).
I can't get to the other Lappy that normally works fine on Auto-download-&-Install just at the moment....Mrs. Gelert is looking at her emails - LOL!
Both are showing SE1R250 15.05.2008 loaded successfully in AdWatch.
Both are stopping the http://www.autosport.com/ cookies....
Hooray - a'hem - sorry...!
Eagleman - LS Digger Barnes made mention of issues relating to ISPs and LS Downloads in another thread. Do you want me to give you the link?
*edit* WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT'S HOLY, IS GOING ON......! SE1R251 15.05.2008 has just been released....!
Hurry up girls....blink and you'll miss it type-stuff, ffuxache...!
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Well, lads & lassies, and pardon my ignorance & any apparent irreverence, but why, oh why, cannot a web-savvy, computer nerd Mecca such as Lavasoft just fix the auto upload feature so that we primitives don't have to muck about unzipping and other such unseemly behavior? I mean it's all well & good for those who live & breathe this stuff to talk about how easy it is to do these things, but if it's so easy then why can't the profis make it easy for the uncybered masses?
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Well, lads & lassies, and pardon my ignorance & any apparent irreverence, but why, oh why, cannot a web-savvy, computer nerd Mecca such as Lavasoft just fix the auto upload feature so that we primitives don't have to muck about unzipping and other such unseemly behavior? I mean it's all well & good for those who live & breathe this stuff to talk about how easy it is to do these things, but if it's so easy then why can't the profis make it easy for the uncybered masses?
So that you don't have to wait TOO long for the standard response....here it is....
Welcome to the Lavasoft Support ForumIf you are using Ad-Aware SE, it has expired. The latest version is Ad-Aware 2007. If not, then please post your version of Ad-Aware, along with any errors you are receiving.
LS has all-but-given-up on us mere mortals using SE - so we have to support ourselves...
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Automatic download-and-install works fine on one of my PC's (as per usual).Manual Download AND REBOOT works fine on the errant lappy (as usual).
I can't get to the other Lappy that normally works fine on Auto-download-&-Install just at the moment....Mrs. Gelert is looking at her emails - LOL!
Both are showing SE1R250 15.05.2008 loaded successfully in AdWatch.
Both are stopping the http://www.autosport.com/ cookies....
Hooray - a'hem - sorry...!
Eagleman - LS Digger Barnes made mention of issues relating to ISPs and LS Downloads in another thread. Do you want me to give you the link?
*edit* WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT'S HOLY, IS GOING ON......! SE1R251 15.05.2008 has just been released....!
Hurry up girls....blink and you'll miss it type-stuff, ffuxache...!
SE1R251 15.05.2008 loaded manually onto errant lappy, rebooted, working, and stopping e.g. www.Autosport malarkey....
And now my mouse batteries need a serious re-charge...!
*edit* SE1R251 15.05.2008 loaded automatically onto my desktop, no reboot necessary, working, and stopping Autosport cookies. And on top of my mouse batteries requiring a re-charge, I'm also REALLY bored of reading "Raikkonen fastest in pre-Monaco test". I'm a McLaren fan...
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Eagleman - LS Digger Barnes made mention of issues relating to ISPs and LS Downloads in another thread. Do you want me to give you the link?
No, it's not an ISP issue, but thanks anyway.
I am able to download and extract the file, but when I start the program I get that error message.
Me thinks that Lavsoft have noticed the trick way to get this updated for users of the old AdAware S.E, and they may have added something to the files now that will stop the old program from working.
One thing I forgot to mention is I use 98 S.E, and that is why I am using the older release.
Not to worry tho, I also have Superantispy (SAS, and that works a treat and captures most of what Ad-Aware can do, oooops, sorry for the plug, lol
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No, it's not an ISP issue, but thanks anyway.I am able to download and extract the file, but when I start the program I get that error message.
Me thinks that Lavsoft have noticed the trick way to get this updated for users of the old AdAware S.E, and they may have added something to the files now that will stop the old program from working.
One thing I forgot to mention is I use 98 S.E, and that is why I am using the older release.
Not to worry tho, I also have Superantispy (SAS, and that works a treat and captures most of what Ad-Aware can do, oooops, sorry for the plug, lol
Everyone here needs to state which version of SE they're using, so we can establish if the problem is specific to that version. It seems weird that certain updates this week work for some people and not others and that no-one appears to have gotten them all to work! The number of updates also seems strange (247-251).
I'm using SE Personal, and have had no problems manually downloading def files since the end of last year. This week I tried installing both 250 and 251 and received the same error message as eagleman. Since I always keep older zipped definitions files until I know newer ones work, I still have 246 which I've reverted to.
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I'm having similar problems - I've been downloading and manually loading def files [Reason: Win98SE] which worked ok until now.
I can install SE1R251 but when I try to open Ad-Aware to carry out a scan, I just get an error message to say the def file won't load. I've now re-installed SE1R247 and that works perfectly again. [i also keep old def files just in case].
Version: Ad-Aware SE Personal 6.2.0.236
Build: 1.06r1
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MMmmmm....
I'm running XP Pro SP3 on all of the three PC's that have AAW SE Plus installed - and I have NO problems....
Maybe it's as Eagleman said (98 SE): Me thinks that Lavsoft have noticed the trick way to get this updated for users of the old AdAware S.E, and they may have added something to the files now that will stop the old program from working.
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Everyone here needs to state which version of SE they're using, so we can establish if the problem is specific to that version.
I am using Ad-Aware SE Personal, file version 1.0.6.0 - on Windows 98 S.E
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Which program are you updating?Are you downloading the zip file manually and extracting it to the AdAware folder after renaming the current def file to old.def.
This usually works for me, and was ok on the previous def which was SE1R247 13.05.2008, but not this current one SE1R249 15.05.2008.
This has happened before, and I had to wait till the next update, and I normally found that it would be ok then, so I will need to wait for a future update after the 15.05.2008
Yes, the current def file (15.5.2008) is corrupt and I messed up and deleted the prior def file (13.5.2008). Does anyone know if the def. file from 13.5.2008 is still available for downloading?
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I run Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06r1 on windows ME since 2005. I went to update the def. file and
manually downloaded the update for 15/05/08 and when I went to open the download and update
my def. files I rec'd. the message " problem updating def. files". Then I tried to open the program
to do a scan the program opened with the message " def. files have been corrupted" and could not
perform the scan. I haven't saved any of the previous updates and I deleted the corrupted Ad-Aware
file except for the original installation download with def. file # SE1R47. This def. file is OVER 1000
days old ..Is there any way to get the previous, recent, updates?? Either from Lavasoft or from
another user out there with the same problem but who saved their updates. It would be greatly appreciated it..
Thanks,
Steve
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Im having same problem with SE1R251 but only for Win98SE. I have Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06r1 running both on Win98SE
and Win XP Pro SP2.
I downloaded and manually installed defs file SE1R251 15.05.2008 to both PCs, but gives same error 'Definitions not loaded or invalid' on win98SE only. Works OK on XP Pro SP2.
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