system
1
Hi!
I don’t know if there’s a way of working this out, but I just haven’t
found some way to set avast! (free) to automatically delete infected
attached files on e-mail messages.
My POP3 server will disconnect an idle client after 10 seconds, and
if I take too long reading the avast! dialog box, I have to start my
e-mail fetching all over…
My suggestion is that avast! could send “NOOP” messages do the
POP3 server in order to avoid this disconnections.
Eddy
2
Have a look at the mail scanning setting in the on-access control panel for the mail scanner. It is under the advanched tab, called silent mode.
Outlook/Exchange if you use Outlook or Exchange
Internet mail for Outlook Express (and others)
system
3
Ohh… I found it. But still, there are several options on the dialog that appears
when I get virus. The silent option only offers YES or NO (what about Delete?).
Nevertheless, I guess that avast! (my wish to the wishlist!) could still send
NOOPs while waiting for user input in non-silent mode.
Eddy
4
Delete (and more options) are only in Avast Pro.
bob3160
5
Felipe Franciosi
Silent with an answer of No, puts the virus into the chest where it’s safe but could be restored should the alarm be a false positive.
I have the Pro version and I still choose this option because it’s the option that keeps you safe and does the least harm.
I clean out the chest about 1 week after a virus has been detected. That’s usually enough time to make sure the file isn’t needed and wasn’t a false positive. Even though false positives are rare, they do happen.
Hope that helps.
The answer Yes will delete the file…
igor0
7
The answer Yes in silent mode keeps the virus in the message, as far as I know…
Why didn’t you correct me before? I posted a lot in the same way: no for send to chest and yes for delete and you (and all others) did not say a word… :-\ 
igor0
9
Sorry, I never noticed it…