How to Set Avast! to Accept Attachments in My Email
Avast! is an anti-virus program that can provide identity protection online, protection against malicious software and email spam protection. Avast! offers a free version of its anti-virus as well as two paid anti-virus programs, which are more customizable and offer greater security options. The email protection in Avast! can sometimes prevent you from opening or saving email attachments, but it only takes a few minutes to set Avast! to accept attachments in your email.
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Instructions
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Avast! and Outlook Express
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Open Outlook Express. Wait until your program opens fully before moving to the next step.
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Click on "Tools" at the top in the menu choices. "Tools" is generally between "Go" and "Action." It will drop down another list of choices from which to choose. Alternately, you can hold down the "Alt" button and press the letter "T" to access this menu.
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Select "Options" from the list of choices in the Tools menu. The Options window will open with tabs listed across the top. The keyboard strokes for opening the "Options" menu are holding down the "Alt" button and pressing the letter "O."
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Choose "Security" from the tabs at the top and then uncheck the box beside "Do not allow attachments to be saved that could potentially be a virus." Then select "OK" to close the window.
Turning Off Email Scanning in Avast!
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Open your Avast! program by clicking on the small blue ball with an "A" in the bottom-right corner of your screen. This will bring up program options and customizations.
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Select "Real Time Shields" from the menu to the left. One of the shields is an email shield, which automatically scans incoming email and will prevent any email that it sees as a threat from coming through.
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Click "Off" on the Mail Shield selection and choose "OK" to return to the main menu. Even if you only turn one shield off, the "Real Time Shields" indicator will show "Off" as well.
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Tips & Warnings
Always save email attachments to your computer and run a virus scan on them before opening.
Always be careful when running with email protection disabled as it does leave your computer more susceptible to viruses. Never open email attachments directly from your email, even if you know the sender. Your friends and family could have forwarded you a virus through email without realizing it.
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