How can I stop Avast 4.8 giving me notifications for email viruses

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I searched the forum but couldn’t find a solution. We get thousands of mails daily and sometimes loads of virus mails. Is it possible to stop Avast 4.8 from giving notifications for each one?

Thanks

Amira

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-= Enable Silent Mode…?

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Hi Amira!

Do you use avast! Home or Professional?

yours
onlysomeone

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This is possible only in Professional version (see picture here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=13315.msg112285#msg112285).

Or you can use Silent Mode:

Left click the ‘a’ blue icon.
It will start On-access protection

Click on Internet Mail and then on Customize.
Go to Advanced tab and select Silent Mode and the default answer No. This will send the file (email) to Chest.
But take a look here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=28088.msg229736#msg229736

Do the same for the and Outlook/Exchange plugin.
The answer Yes in Silent Mode keeps the virus in the file or into the message (attach) and continue the scanning. You can’t configure ‘delete the infected file’ in the Home version.

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Professional

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So Nick, just open the Professional Interface (start avast antivirus).
Tasks.
Resident protection. Right click.
Properties.
Virus tab of settings.
Configure Internet Mail provider and Outlook plugin.

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This tab I can’t see!

I can do the silent mode thing as an alternative, as described (thanks). But ideally I would like to configure Avast to delete potential virus messages without notifying, not move them to chest.

Nick

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Click on option “Advanced settings”.

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OK, I found the Advanced Config button now! I think I got it. Thanks for all your help

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Personally I would suggest that you get an anti-spam application which would cull much or all of this spam, some are also able to detect viruses. So rooting out all this spam, etc. on the email servers before you download your remaining legit email would be advantageous.

I use MailWasher Pro (but there are others) it flags virtually all suspect email (spam) and I can flag other non spam classification which I feel is suspect (though that isn’t much) for deletion. All this is deleted from the email server before calling my email program to download the remainder.

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Oh, good point David.
I suggest Spamihilator if you use more than one account (free version of MailWasher).