How can I tell if Avast! is scanning Outlook Express emails?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I’m running the Home version of Avast! (which by the way, I am pleased with – earlier this week our work email server got hammered with the new MyDoom variant and by the time I got home, my home emailbox had numerous infected messages, which Avast! recognized because the virus definitions had been timely updated.)

Anyway, I am using both Outlook (for me) and Outlook Express (for my wife). It’s a long story.

With Outlook, the application startup splash screen shows that the Avast! plugin is installed.

With Outlook Express, there is no such indicator of protection. How can I tell that Avast! is scanning the incoming and outgoing emails?

Running Windows XP Professional
Email source = ISP (Roadrunner cable)

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Open the resident protection control window, (select “Details>>” if not already), and check the “Last scanned” item for the Internet Mail provider.

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check your outlook express settings…

pop server should be something like 127.0.0.1

and login name should be something like algernon#pop.mail.com

click on the avast icon in your system tray…you can customize the settings for the internet mail to add a clean note into incoming/outgoing emails…

you should be able to see a mail scanning icon in your system tray when avast is scanning mails.

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Thanks igor and shgoh. I will check tonight when I get home.

I asked the question because not only did the MyDoom virus attack make me skittish, my wife is the one who receives all the glurge emails with attachments. ::slight_smile:

By the way, I going to hijack my own thread to brag about the size of my avatar. Non-existent! Do I get an Avast! coffee cup or something from the Powers That Be? :smiley: (I know it’s dangerous for a Newbie to attempt an inside joke, but hey, how else does a Newbie become experienced?)

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If you haven’t enabled clean note in messages. You can check the email headers in OE, select a recent email and look in its properties (CRTL + the F3 key, shortcut), details and you should see something like:

X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0430-3, 23/07/2004), Inbound message
X-Antivirus-Status: Clean

David

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Thanks DavidR. Another excellent tip. You folks are awesome.

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In email provider you can activate “show detailed info on performed action”. When avast is scanning email, it will inform you about it.
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