Avast suddenly blocking locally installed Outlook POP3 e-mail.

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Greetings,

I have Avast Premium Security, version 19.8.2393.

It has been working just fine for years. A couple of days ago I was suddenly unable to send and receive any mail hosted by Google. I worked with both MS and then Google and we finally determined it was Avast blocking it. I’ve had to turn off the mail shield.

Please advise.

Cheers.

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Repair Avast:

  1. Avast GUI → Settings → Troubleshooting
  2. Click on ‘REPAIR APP’.
  3. Follow instructions.
  4. Reboot.
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Yay, that worked!

Thank you. :slight_smile:

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You’re welcome.