# Adaware problems **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 10, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707 "2005-07-10T06:29:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SubaruDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/subarudan/32/7195_2.png) [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/1 "2005-07-10T06:29:40Z")
Anyone else having trouble downloading the new definitions? Ive tried updating it a bunch of times in the past few days, and it hasnt been working. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/2 "2005-07-10T06:40:35Z")
i got them ok, just now. firefox=no spyware!!! ---
**Author:** ![SubaruDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/subarudan/32/7195_2.png) [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/3 "2005-07-10T06:52:11Z")
thats all I use is firefox IE is for suckers ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/4 "2005-07-10T06:55:08Z")
and u get spyware with firefox?? i never get anything with firefox ---
**Author:** ![SubaruDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/subarudan/32/7195_2.png) [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/5 "2005-07-10T07:00:32Z")
i never really have anythin besides the random 2 or 3 things that never seem to go away no matter how many times you delete them. Im just trying to figure out why adaware wont update. It keeps giving me the error message “The downloaded definitions file could not be read, please update again.” ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/6 "2005-07-10T07:07:45Z")
i would just reload adaware, or redownload and start fresh thats what i do when the defs get fucked up ---
**Author:** ![SubaruDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/subarudan/32/7195_2.png) [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/7 "2005-07-10T07:12:07Z")
tried that already, and it still doesnt work… ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/8 "2005-07-10T07:16:43Z")
hmm, wierd, i just grabbed the latest defs, without an issue as much as i hate to recommend this, have u tried the MS spyware? its better than adaware, we use it at work and it seems pretty good ---
**Author:** ![SubaruDan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/subarudan/32/7195_2.png) [@SubaruDan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SubaruDan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/9 "2005-07-10T07:18:15Z")
got it to work… had to do a custom un-install to make sure everything was removed, and then when I re installed it updated with no problem ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/10 "2005-07-10T07:27:06Z")
great 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/11 "2005-07-11T06:53:47Z")
haha, mine was doing that last week - i waited a few days, and it updated and ran okay. odd… ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/adaware-problems/707/12 "2005-07-11T08:17:48Z")
you can still get spyware with firefox… 😛