Monthly Archives: November 2008

How to Fix: Invalid Update Control CTF File – AVG Free 8.0

Since installing excellent, free antivirus program AVG Free 8.0 on both my laptop and my PC I have been more than happy with the experience. It appears to runn smoothly without a notceable performance hit and my machines haven’t become riddled with virus’s (touch wood).

However just recently the automatice update has been failing with the following message.

Invalid Update Control CTF File

After doing some research and exploring on my machines it appears as though the CTF files have become corrupt in some way and need to be deleted.

How to Fix

Disclaimer: Remember to backup everything before making any changes.