Get incoming mail to scan using SSL connections in Outlook 2010

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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How do I get Avast to scan POP3 and IMAP incoming email with SSL connections in Outlook 2010 using Avast 6.0.1466?

All of my POP3 work without SSL connections. I have entered the SSL accounts I use in the Avast Email Shield Expert Settings.

Thanks :slight_smile:

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why use the old avast 6 ?

check FAQ section
https://support3.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1443
https://support3.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1384

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In the Avast SSL account settings I have set the SSL connection to “NONE”, and I found that I have to uncheck the “Automatically detect and warn about unprotected SSL connections” to keep Avast from re-entering the connection as an SSL connection when I receive new mail (I don’t like the idea of unchecking this but if it is checked then Avast enters the SSL connection into the SSL accounts settings).

Setting SSL to “NONE” STILL doesn’t help, Avast still does not scan the incoming mail. I have to have the email server (provided by fastmail) set to SSL or it will not work.

I don’t understand why Avast has so many issues with SSL connections (I understand Avast provides SSL encryption, but in cases where the email server has to have an SSL encryption setting it seems to me there should be a simple way for Avast to scan these emails as well). :-[

Why won’t Avast work after I’ve set the SSL connection to “NONE” for Avast’s SSL account settings for that specific email server? Is it because the PORT gets automatically changed by Avast settings from 995 to 110 when set to “NONE” (which is out of my control)?

I sure wish Avast would provide more support help in the way of instructions and settings for these kinds of issues. :-\

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If you use avast 8 this is much easyer

Fastmail scan all mail accounts for spam/virus at the mail server so you are protected
https://www.fastmail.fm/help/spam_virus_protection_virus_checking.html

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Thanks for the reply. Yes I know, like most email providers fastmail does scan for viruses. I also use vfemail and they have virus protection as well.

It’s just that since I use Avast it would be nice if Avast could scan for emails that use SSL encryption which would add a second layer of protection.

In the case of vfemail Avast does scan for viruses simply because vfemail does not require encryption like Fastmail does.

I’m not familiar with other virus protection programs so I can’t say if this is a common problem, but that said it would sure be nice if Avast could handle SSL encryption emails in a better way.

As to Avast 8, I don’t care for the way it looks. I like version 7 OK but I presume that “update” isn’t available (that is as an update to the current version), that said one would think that there would be a way to get Avast 6 to scan SSL email using Outlook.

Since I have not had a reply regarding my version of Avast it suggests to me that the answer is not available. That’s to bad, you’d think this would be possible and you’d think that Avast would have some kind of support instructions to do so. I find it kind of difficult to conclude that this would be impossible for Avast 6 frankly.

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As to Avast 8, I don't care for the way it looks.
well you are not to sit and look at it ::) install and forget, and let the program do its work in the background