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Avira: Update hangs - what you can do

  • Oct 07, 2025
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So like any other virus scanner you should also keep your Avira always up to date. What can you do if the Update hangs, we tell you in this practical tip.

Avira: Update on General notes

  • Make sure that your Internet connection is error-free.
  • Check that you have set an invalid Proxy in the settings of Avira. To do this, click in the menu bar of the program on "tools" and then on "configuration". The Proxy settings can be found under "PC security" > "Update", > "web server" > "Proxy settings".
  • This does not help, please reinstall the Software. The current Version of Avira you can, at any time, with us download.
  • There may also be a temporary Problem with the Update servers Avira Free Antivirus is. In this case, you must wait until the error has been fixed.
Avira is up-to-date

The Avira virus database update manually

You can update the virus database of your Avira manually. Download the latest virus definitions, you also need a computer with a working Internet connection:
  1. Visit this website Avira in your Browser.
  2. Download the "Avira Update Tool", download and unzip the Zip archive to any folder.
  3. Start the "fusebundle.exe". To Download the current virus definitions will start automatically.
  4. Then, you start Avira. In the menu bar, click on "Update" and then click "Manual Update...".
  5. Now select the file "vdf_fusebundle.zip" Update the Avira Tool download. You can find the file in sub-directory "install" of the Update Tools. You may need to set the file type to "xVDF Update file". Then, you wait until the Avira Update is complete.
Avira update manually
As the developers of Avira AntiVir a Virus report, we will explain in the next tip.

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