why so many queries to avaststat.mailshell.net

why so many queries to avaststat.mailshell.net ?
Avast business Antivirus, windows

MailShell is our anti-spam. If you are using the Avast Business Managed products, log into your console and go to policy > select operating system > Anti-spam > Main Settings tab and increase the Period (in seconds).

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Queries to avaststat.mailshell.net were removed in the latest version of AV. Please make sure you have AV on version 20.1 and newer.