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DanielBC
2006-11-07, 08:02
When trying to update Spybot the components of Detection rules: Hijackers, Detection rules: Trojans and Immunization database return a comment of "!!! bad checksum !" after downloading and trying to install.

Can anybody shed some light to the situation? :sad:

md usa spybot fan
2006-11-07, 08:16
For Bad Checksum errors see:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=345&postcount=2

Also see:
When updating, why do I get an error message that the "update is forbidden" / "bad checksum!!!"?
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/20.html

And:
How to update the program to the newest version
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/update.html

fabrice
2006-11-07, 16:50
When this happen I usually redonwload the updates but form a new server like the 3 safe-networking.