Slow Antivir Update Download Speed
1632 days agoI am using Avira’s Antivir as my antivirus software. It’s the personal edition and thus it is free. And I think it’s very good especially since it uses very little resource (unlike some other very famous antivirus software which I shall not mention here). My PC isn’t exactly high end, so not having a resource hog antivirus software is a real time saver for me. However, I seem to face some problem with Antivir recently. It’s very slow when you try to update it’s virus definition. I am not saying that it is downloading like 20kbps or something, but it is actually downloading at 1.3kbps! Yes, that’s lower than dial-up. And worse of all, sometimes it will just fail after you tried for 30 minutes or so. Got me all fed up and pissed.
Yes, it’s free. Yes, I am not paying a single cent for using their software. But I think they should at least provide some sort of speeds for their virus definitions. I mean, we are talking about viruses here. It is not some sort of game patch! It’s an pretty important piece of protection for your PC. In fact, I think it’s the most important piece of software you should have. And allowing home users to use their free software is kind of like advertising for your product. If home users feel that Antivir is good, they will recommend it for office use. I think everyone knows that this is where the money is – from corporations and businesses.
If you are going to bash me for being a cheapskate and someone who doesn’t appreciate what others had done for you, please don’t. While I agree with you that they have developed a solid (and free) piece of software, I think they should at least try to work out a solution instead of just saying “their servers are overloaded”. There are a lot of sources out there willing to act as mirrors and we could use those mirrors to update our virus definitions instead. This will also help reduce the load on Avira’s own servers. It’s a win-win situation for all.
