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Since I have never posted on any forums before, my problem has been getting the courage to do so. I want to feel comfortable using it before I really do need the help with avast.
Welcome to the Forum! You will not have to feel uncomfortable here with us. We are all glad to help anyone from beginner to advanced. I like your sensible approach to "getting your feet wet" :)
I chose the General Topics forum because I do have a problem with Outlook Express.
Yes, this would be the best place for help on OE.
Sometimes when I send a larger file 300-400 KB, my friends receive it twice. .......... I can tell one is going out again and I will halt it. The email remains in my Outbox, yet the recipient still gets it twice. I sometimes see avast scanning it twice.
This is indicative of a worm infection. Have you noticed that while checking email, an email is trying to be sent from the Outbox? (I am not sure if that is what you are seeing). What may be happening is a worm such as Netsky is redistributing itself via your email list. This would account for the fact that "you" are sending one, and "the worm" is sending another containing a virus.
Friends who have the same computer and ISP do not have this problem. I have tried sending at different times of the day, but there doesn't seem to be a correlation. This problem also happened before installing Avast.
Have you run a full Avast scan yet? If not, then do so but make sure you have Avast set to “Thorough” and check the box “Scan Archives” so that Avast will scan your zip files.
Then update your Adaware and run it. Have it set for an “in depth scan”.
I hope one of the friendly avast forum experts can shed some light on my problem. Most of all I hope I have posted to the forum correctly.
I will do my best to help you, and you are doing just fine.
Windows 98SE, dialup, Ad-Aware, Zone Alarm
What version of OE do you have?
Have you run a Windows update lately? Some of the older patches apply to OE.
Old retired gal who loves her computer
You will find a lot of us...Old, Retired and "sometimes" love our computers. ;D ;D
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