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Old March 26th 09, 08:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default e-mail scanning in AVG


"peejaa" wrote in message
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Leave it off, but............

Reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you
see that option. Just unchecking it in the AVG Security Center usually
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

Turning off e-mail scanning is safe. See:

Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...ion.mspx#EOAAC

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email:
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm

Turn off email scanning in your antivirus softwa
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

And this is from Symantec, but applies to all anti-virus programs.

From:
http://snipurl.com/bmf6

Is my computer still protected against viruses if I disable Email
Scanning?

Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including
email and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top
of this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum
protection, keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to
ensure that you have the most recent virus definitions.

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Thanks Bruce.



You're welcome.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

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