Nope, you are not alone. (I do not use AntiVir, though, so I can not verify the update server.) It( http://www-free-av.com/) replies to pings, but Opera can not access page, slow as h***. But the http://www.free-av.de/ works...

http://www.free-av.de/down/vdf/vdf_h.zip
 
may work. I wonder if it is universal.....
 

Alec, they're not down; they are overtaxed. Anti-vir is having to update not just the virus definitions but also the engines. Apparently, the I-Bagle or MyDoom variant that is out there inserts a registry key and runs a program that disables the Antivirus program you are running. Anti-vir's servers are pretty taxed since this is the second engine in so many days it is having to download.

You do not probably want to translate finnish ping responses, so here is quickly translated ja truncated version:
 

Quote: www.free-av.com [62.146.66.183]: OK, 4/4 packets (0% loss)
Estimated {rounting time?}: Smallest = 226 ms, Largest = 1649 ms, Avg. = 649 ms
 
avup.de [62.146.66.182]: OK, 4/4 packets (0% loss)
Estimated {rounting time}: Smallest = 265 ms, Largest = 823 ms, Avg. = 517 ms
 
dl.antivir.de [217.11.63.11]: OK, 4/4 packets (0% loss)
Estimated {rounting time?}: Smallest = 574 ms, Largest = 1553 ms, Avg. = 1094 ms

 

Here you go APK
 
Pinging www.free-av.com [62.146.66.183] with 32 bytes of data:
 
Reply from 62.146.66.183: bytes=32 time=108ms TTL=53
Reply from 62.146.66.183: bytes=32 time=178ms TTL=53
Reply from 62.146.66.183: bytes=32 time=146ms TTL=53
Reply from 62.146.66.183: bytes=32 time=130ms TTL=53
 
 
Pinging avup.de [62.146.66.182] with 32 bytes of data:
 
Reply from 62.146.66.182: bytes=32 time=76ms TTL=53
Reply from 62.146.66.182: bytes=32 time=78ms TTL=53
Reply from 62.146.66.182: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=53
Reply from 62.146.66.182: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=53
 
 
Pinging dl.antivir.de [217.11.63.11] with 32 bytes of data:
 
Reply from 217.11.63.11: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=58
Reply from 217.11.63.11: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=58
Reply from 217.11.63.11: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=58
Reply from 217.11.63.11: bytes=32 time=63ms TTL=58

[cheeky] Now if they just used the security centre in windoze it would just tell you the AV had disappeared![/cheeky]
 
;-)

Originally posted by Alec§taar:

Quote:(Oh well, what can you do? ) 
APK
 
 
Switch to a different anti-virus app?

I just got an e-mail back (03/09/05) from someone from AntiVir...very quickly I might add. Here's the scoop:
 
Dear user of the AntiVir Personal Edition,
 
We thank you very much for your inquiry
 
The download servers of the Personal Edition are presently overloaded due to the high virus emergence. Because of this reason the users have to count with delays. H+BEDV has already reacted and is increasing its capacities at present.
 
Please try to download the update at a later period of time, if possible during the late business hours or in the early morning.
 
We thank you for your understanding.
 
Please visit our forum at www.free-av.de, if you would like to contact our support team.
 
Best regards
 
H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH