Sheild Broken

When a virus was detected and the delete button clicked.
The message sheild broken appeared what does this mean and what do I have to do

I cant under stand your problem could you rephrase your question?

When scanning emails a virus was detected and the screen for delete etc appeared. The delete button was clicked and then the message sheild broken appeared.

Sounds like an an error message. Better wait until the Avast people respond or someone familar with what you describe.

the message sheild broken appeared

Do you mean an error message? If so, what did it say, exactly?

Are you using the latest version of avast?
What is your operating system and mail client?

the version of avast 4 home edition and updates as posted.
The operating system is XP
Message was “Sheild Broken”
Avast is still checking mail and blocking virus’s

What is your mail client? Outlook Express? Outlook? The Bat? Mozilla?

The mail client is MSOutlook

The mail client is MSOutlook

can you post a screen shot of the error message?