Since the 11.1.2241 version, dated 11.3.2015, all of my outgoing G-mail contains this wording, along with the official AVAST logo at the bottom of each e-mail.
"This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com "
QUESTION: How do I disable this wording? It implies that I’m guaranteeing my e-mails to be virus free. Not comfortable sending this to friends, relatives and the government agencies I work with. I don’t even have the Avast e-mail scanning module installed. I need to remove this Avast signature wording, or at least be to edit, to make it more accurate. Thanks in advance for any guidance.
I am having this issue as well, but instead of a logo and such, I see a bunch of gibberish. I have had a number of very important emails bounce back or get filed to spam because of this. A way to disable this unwelcome addition is needed, as otherwise I may be forced to find another antivirus solution. >:(
Hi, try to delete WebShieldSgn.htm (C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\1033\WebShieldSgn.htm). To ensure that the file will not be restored in a future, create folder with the same name.
To do it, you must disable Avast self-defense - Avast UI / Settings / Troubleshooting / Enable Avast self-defense module must be unchecked. Don’t forgot to enable the self-defense again after creating the folder.
Won’t this interfere with Avast auto checking its integrity while updating/upgrading?
The option, once checked, should not return. Are you experiencing any trouble with it?
Thank you to all that said that there may be an issue with WebShieldSgn.htm. Turns out the file contained raw html that was glitching. I made a backup of that file and cleared out the original. problem gone (for now)
I don’t have the “Mail Shield” installed. When I open Settings, there’s no Mail Shield options. Someone said that this wording has been inserted into outgoing e-mails for the past several Avast versions. I often Blind Courtesy Copy (BCC:) myself into e-mails I send, but I’ve never seen the “This Computer is Guaranteed to be Virus Free by AVAST” wording before this month’s update.
Anyway, since I’m using the FREE version, my leverage on this issue is extremely limited. So I’ll just register this as formal user complaint, and move on. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions!
I just barely updated to the latest and greatest version of Avast. I use Avast everywhere.
I followed the instruction to change the settings in the Mail Sheild> behavior. I click okay and exit. I send myself a test email…the footer is still there. I open Avast back up and the box is checked again. I un-check it, click okay, exit and send myself a test email…the footer is still there. I open Avast back up and it is checked again, I un-check it, click okay and exit. I open it back up again and it is checked…again.
Remind me again what the definition of insanity is?
So how do you turn it off if it’s just going to turn it back on again?
To make matters extremely worse, the Avast line is being put above my own personal signature. That is the worst place for it. It looks like the email wasn’t even from me!
