My OE setting keep changing

I had been getting mail for awhile & suddenly AV 4.5 changed my Pop & SMTP settings to numbers instead of the settings. Now OE won’t recognize me until I go in & change settings everytime I want to send mail.
I’m a non-tech person, so please give me help that is very easy to understand.
Thanks!

What OS are you using?
Does your mail provider requires authentication?

I’m using ME & yes, my server requires authentication.

Setup the mail as if Avast isn’t there (instructions from your mail provider), than run the Mail Protection Wizzard. Let us know if this solves the problem.

With Windows 98\Me see avast settings here:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=display;board=2;threadid=7913;start=0#msg64228