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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: REDACTED on July 26, 2018, 05:31:57 PM

Title: Does Avast Internet Security work on IMAP as well as POP3 e-mails? OL? T-Bird?
Post by: REDACTED on July 26, 2018, 05:31:57 PM

Years ago I heard that my anti-virus subscription with Norton Anti-Virus was working to scrub (my favorite verb) incoming (and hopefully outgoing) e-mails, but only if I was using POP3.        For the IMAP paradigm, I had to rely on the e-mail service provider (usa.net) to scrub the messages.     I was never completely comfortable with that blind faith in a service provider.

Nowadays I use a lot of Google Mail and have considerable faith that the provider blocks malware, virus, etc., but I still expect Avast Internet Security to be my ultimate protector.     

Does AIS work on incoming POP3?
Does AIS work on incoming IMAP?
Does AIS work on outgoing SMTP.xxx.xxx     i.e., any and all outgoing e-mail?

TIA :),
John

Title: Re: Does Avast Internet Security work on IMAP as well as POP3 e-mails? OL? T-Bird?
Post by: Zyndstoff (aka Steven Gail) on July 26, 2018, 05:36:39 PM

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

Title: Re: Does Avast Internet Security work on IMAP as well as POP3 e-mails? OL? T-Bird?
Post by: bob3160 on July 26, 2018, 10:48:02 PM

https://help.avast.com/en/av_free/17/settings_sh_mail_basic.html