Troubleshooting Problems Opening ARU Files
Frequent ARU Opening Issues
Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 Not Present
When trying to open your ARU file, you get the error "Can't Open ARU File Type". Usually, this is because you do not have Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 for %%os%% installed. The OS won't know what to do with your ARU file, so double-clicking to load the file doesn't work.
Tip: If you have another software that you know opens ARU files, you can select it by hitting the "Show Apps" button.
Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 is Out-of-Date
Occasionally, you might have an outdated version of Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 installed that's incompatible with your Autorun.aru Malicious Data type. Visit the Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG. website to download (or purchase) the latest version of Avira Antivirus Pro 2016. Your Autorun.aru Malicious Data file was probably created by a newer release of Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 than what's currently installed your computer.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a clue about the version of ARU file you have by right clicking on the file, then clicking on "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac OSX).
Primarily, problems experienced when opening ARU files are due to having the incorrect version of Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 installed on your computer.
More Causes of Problems Opening ARUs
Even with the correct version of Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 installed, you can still experience difficulties opening ARUs. If you are continuing to have errors with loading ARU files, other external issues might be to blame. These other problems include (listed in order from most to least common):
- Corrupt Windows Registry file path references for ARU
- Unintentional removal of the description of the ARU file inside the Windows Registry
- Partial installation of Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 that did not fully complete
- The ARU itself is corrupted
- Your ARU is infected with malware
- Hardware related to ARUs has device driver corruption
- Your PC doesn’t have enough available resources to open the Autorun.aru Malicious Data file
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ODS files are an OpenDocument Spreadsheet based on XML formatting. Although they are related to productivity, these are spreadsheets, not documents. :)
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