bigw Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 Every time i go to update spy bot search and destroy it comes up with a bad check sum! Do any of you have the same problem or even know whats going on with it?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJVageli Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 Yea I get the same problem...I thought it was only my computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 Ditto - bad checksum.... I tried updating to 1.4 from 1.3, still no go. I can't get it to cancel the download attemp either. (must kill via task manager) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 what's wrong with 1.3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigw Posted October 8, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 i have never had i lock up completely but it takes a long time to do what its doing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paladin Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 I had the same problem. I switched to a different download site and it worked fine. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 I still have 1.3 because I had some problems with1.4.Just search for updates then there is a dropdown where it says "See Cure #1 (Europe)" there is a little arrow .Just select one of the other sites to DL the update from the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 During update, I get an error message the update is forbidden/bad checksum!!! FAQ #020 Some users have reported they are not able to download updates. The 'Search for updates' reveals updates, but they cannot be downloaded. Often a 'HTTP Error 403' or 'bad checksum' is displayed. This has a simple reason - thousands of people trying to download from the default server, which can't handle such a load. If you try again, have a second look at the menu bar. It has a pull-down item to select a mirror. Click the arrow beside it, and select a different location, where you'll most probably have better chances to download. (Spybot-S&D 1.4 will set a random mirror as the default to better distribute the load) Current problems with the main installer download have the same reason - the servers not being able to handle such large amounts of downloads. Even the University isn't able to deal with many thousands of downloads at the same time. Please have some patience; more mirrors are being added again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 From the Spybot site: When updating, why do I get an error message that the "update is forbidden" / "bad checksum!!!"? Many users have reported that they are not able to download updates. The 'Search for updates' reveals updates, but they cannot be downloaded. Often a 'HTTP Error 403' or 'bad checksum' is displayed. This has a simple reason - millions of people trying to download from the same server, which can't handle such a burden. In combination with the growing size of the detection file this is becoming a serious problem. We are currently considering possibilities to improve the situation. This includes the search for additional servers and ways of more effective compression. At least one server will soon be added, others will follow hopefully. In order to overcome the problem for now, if you try again, have a second look at the menu bar. It has a pull-down item to select a mirror. Click the arrow beside it, and select a different location (try the ones locatest nearest to you first), where you'll most probably have better chances to download. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/20.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 i got the same error with only one mirror - i think it was EON.. just switch to a different update server (SaferNetworking ones always worked for me ) and its gonna download ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jws21 Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 Same here. When I do a scan it freezes within 30 seconds. I cant perform an update either. glad i'm not alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 mine doesn't freeze on a scan.. and updates work when i get them from SaferNetworking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 ppl.....if you get the bad checksum error try a DIFFERENT mirror for updates thats all it takes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 Does anyone know if spybot offers real time protection like Microsoft or is it just to scan for spyware and remove it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 it has the teatimer program and sdhelper, which protect your system and IE respectively.. They could be accessed from: Mode -> Advanced Mode Then go to the Tools Tab -> Resident.. They are there.. If you only click on tools, you can see all the helpful programs that spybot has to offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted October 8, 2005 CID Share Posted October 8, 2005 I turn off ZoneAlarm and then I'm able to get the updates. I thought I'd searched the problem and found that was the problem/solution, however, I may be thinking of someting else. That did in fact work for me twice already though. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted October 9, 2005 CID Share Posted October 9, 2005 I think it may be a coincidence, I have had trouble getting updates for SB for a while now and I use no such program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigw Posted October 9, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 9, 2005 now that I switched to safer networking it seems to do just fine!!! Worked for me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkandra Posted October 9, 2005 CID Share Posted October 9, 2005 now that I switched to safer networking it seems to do just fine!!! Worked for me ! Thats What I did and it worked all the time. Just like all that I read I had the same problem for two months. Safer Networking always worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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