The AVG does not request admin privileges by escalation via windows. Noting: these updates are run on a user profile which is not an admin in windows 8.1. The update appears to have 14 or 15? parts. Sometimes, on the update failure, AVG itself closes I would infer that the update that fails is the engine, Also, I notice that the database is updated. This has gone for a while, though I notice that there are post update memory scans which report in the update log on a daily basis, though no 'update complete' or something similar. After a while, it reports an Update Failed. AVG releases a new version of its AntiVirus Free program virtually every year. The availability of a new version is checked when an Internet connection is established, and every four hours. If you are connected to the Internet, virus database updates are downloaded and installed automatically without any user action. If that doesnt work for some reason, on Windows you can. When your browser asks you what to do with the downloaded file, select 'Save' (your browsers wording may vary) and pick an appropriate folder. You should only have to click on the Download link for the file that you want to download. Then installation begins, and proceeds to about the 50percent mark, sits for a bit, advances to 55 and eventually to 70 in 5-10 seconds and then sits for another bit at the 70% mark. A feature of most of our programs is their ability to update themselves automatically. AVG AntiVirus Free Edition provides a reliable tool to protect your PC against many of todays viruses. HOW TO DOWNLOAD AVG Anti-Virus Updates August 14, 2018. The download begins, and appears to complete [starting with something that is 1.6MB, and moving through a list, it appears. See below, as I am not sure if it ending in an error when the daily updates occur I suspect yes.

This is reproducible will occur after a manual request for update. After a requested update, AVG reports 'Update Failed' and 'General Error'

Avg free update failed