22-10-2004, 15:10
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Avast Question?
Hi, im using Avast antivirus as i didnt like Noryon AV and i wondered does it scan your incoming/outgoing email? If it doesnt can anyone recommend a free email scanner for Outlook Express?
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22-10-2004, 15:19
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Re: Avast Question?
Clam Antivirus is much better, uses less resources and has an Outlook plugin: http://clamwin.net/
Ah, just checked.. it's Outlook not Outlook Express that it supports.. nevermind eh.. *cough* www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ *cough*
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22-10-2004, 16:44
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Re: Avast Question?
ClamWin is horrible, unless of course you like watching Outlook 2003 crash and burn every time you open it.
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22-10-2004, 17:37
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Re: Avast Question?
ive got AVG now. Seems pretty reliable and has an email scanner too.
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22-10-2004, 21:15
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Re: Avast Question?
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Originally Posted by Wayne A
ive got AVG now. Seems pretty reliable and has an email scanner too.
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dont rely on it too heavily  
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22-10-2004, 21:32
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Re: Avast Question?
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Originally Posted by Wayne A
ive got AVG now. Seems pretty reliable and has an email scanner too.
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In my opinion a reasonable compromise between free & commercial AV software, is the 'EZ' product 12 month trial on the MS Security Update CD.
- I used it for the last 4/5 months with no problems at all - I only stopped because I upgraded my firewall to embed an AV (funnily enough also a CA product)
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22-10-2004, 21:59
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Re: Avast Question?
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Originally Posted by homealone
In my opinion a reasonable compromise between free & commercial AV software, is the 'EZ' product 12 month trial on the MS Security Update CD.
- I used it for the last 4/5 months with no problems at all - I only stopped because I upgraded my firewall to embed an AV (funnily enough also a CA product)
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I tried that when I first installed SP2, seemed ok, as usual though I'm running without any AV software.
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22-10-2004, 23:10
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Re: Avast Question?
Yes Avast does scan Outlook eMail.
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23-10-2004, 08:53
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Re: Avast Question?
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Originally Posted by andygrif
Yes Avast does scan Outlook eMail.
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In fact it scans all incoming whether email through OE or any other email client or files off the net. It also scans embedded file sigs.
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23-10-2004, 12:50
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Re: Avast Question?
Found it to be very good so far. Faster than Nav imo.
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23-10-2004, 13:11
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Re: Avast Question?
I have used avast for ages now, no probs at all.
faster than nav better than mcafee. it even finds things nav doesn't.
lots of nice features as well.
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23-10-2004, 13:43
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Re: Avast Question?
I switched to Avast after AVG let me down twice by not spotting a virus, thanks!
Avast scans all in & out mail in any client, I use Outlook Express, and my Mum uses that awful IncrediMail "because it looks pretty!" and works fine with them both.
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25-10-2004, 15:07
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Re: Avast Question?
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Originally Posted by Wayne A
Found it to be very good so far. Faster than Nav imo.
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All you need now Wayne is Opera browser !!  
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25-10-2004, 15:33
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Re: Avast Question?
Has anyone bought the new Norton Internet Security 2005?
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25-10-2004, 16:15
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Re: Avast Question?
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Originally Posted by Caspar
Has anyone bought the new Norton Internet Security 2005?
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Just to point out
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...m=null&tm=null
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