Sunday morning update 8/17/08: Grisosft has already corrected the .bin problem and the panic is over. You can RIGHT click your AVG icon by your clock and click Check for Updates, then update on the screen that appears and all will be well again. This was a perfect example demonstrating that when something goes awry with your computer, the best thing to do is to remain calm and patient. The problem will get resolved automatically much of the time. If you start monkeying around with settings and changing and reinstalling programs, the problem will only get worse.
A panic is ensuing all over the web about a .bin error with AVG. Your computers are still protected and AVG will fix the .bin problem. It appears that part of one of their updates was corrupted or in conflict with Windows. Grisoft cleans up these problems pretty quickly…hang in there and don’t panic it will probably resolve within 24-36 hours at the latest.
Again, however, AVG is still protecting your computer and this error is just temporary.
IF you don’t want to wait for the automatic fix, you can try these steps below which will manually get the error to subside…but again, YOU ARE PROTECTED AND THE ERROR IS NO REASON TO PANIC.
- Create a new folder on your desktop and name it AVG Update.
- Click here to see the latest AVG updates.
- Download the update dated Aug 11, 2008, and the two updates dated Aug 16, 2008, by saving the update files in the new folder you created in Step 1
- Double-click your AVG icon by your system clock
- Click Tools –> Update from directory
- Navigate to the folder you created in Step 1 and click on “OK”.
- Your AVG will update and the .bin error will disappear.
If you don’t understand any of these steps, it is best to just wait for the automatic solution to come from AVG.
