spybot will not update, says error retrieving update file

[JoeKing]

Yep, I confirm, updates downloaded successfully...only wish I had found that thread myself.

Thank you.

[drragostea]

Don't worry about it. Glad I resolved your query.

Take care.

[kwolffe]

When go the the Safe Networking page I get a page load error server not found. I've tried the other fixes I can find and nothing works.

I am running Vista home premium on a 32 bit system.

Incidentally, I am also having the same sort of problem getting Windows updates. The problems are probably related, but I cannot find a fix that works for either system.

If you have any ideas, please help.

K. Wolffe

[Columbo13]

I've been getting 'bad checksum', and 'error retrieveing update info' error messages for a few weeks.

So I decided to uninstall and then re-install spybot, to see if that would fix it.

It didn't fix the problem, so I searched and found this site.

But this link appears to be dead;
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

And Sypbot will not load (computer does nothing after sypbot is selected from the start menu), so I cannot change my proxy options.

What now?

[tashi]

Hello,

Incidentally, I am also having the same sort of problem getting Windows updates. The problems are probably related, but I cannot find a fix that works for either system.

Please see this test for one particular infection and let us know the results:
http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org...feyechart.html

But this link appears to be dead;
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

The link http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html works for me. Can you try that test also please.

Best regards.

[Columbo13]

Conficker test gives = Normal/Not Infected by Conficker (or using proxy)

Firefox can't find the server at www.safer-networking.org.

Opera gives Error! could not locate remote server.

Could my service provider (Shaw in Vancouver BC) be blocking you?

[tashi]

Could my service provider (Shaw in Vancouver BC) be blocking you?

I hope not.

Did you check your firewall to make sure Spybot isn't blocked?

[Columbo13]

My only firewalls are peerGaurdian and Sbybot, peerGaurdian is not blocking spybot.

[tashi]

Hello,

No firewall

My only firewalls are peerGaurdian

Are you using P2P programs/networks?

Best regards.

[Columbo13]

Not if uTorrent doen't count. Have no other p2p programs installed.