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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Avaster on March 29, 2010, 09:54:44 PM

Title: Question about mail protection
Post by: Avaster on March 29, 2010, 09:54:44 PM

So does Avast SSL protect emails, even the email account isn't SSL proctected itself?

Title: Re: Question about mail protection
Post by: scythe944 on March 29, 2010, 09:59:40 PM

As far as I'm concerned, once you send an email out into the 'Net, avast won't be able to touch a single aspect of the email.  So, in other words, no.

If you have SSL email, it will be protected by SSL, but avast can only protect mail when your computer is downloading or sending to the ISP.

Title: Re: Question about mail protection
Post by: Zyndstoff (aka Steven Gail) on March 29, 2010, 10:28:36 PM

If your mail provider accepts SSL connection for your account, then avast will provide that.
As scythe944 said: that is only the part between your pc and your mail providers server.

Title: Re: Question about mail protection
Post by: Avaster on March 29, 2010, 10:46:10 PM

Yeah, my provider apparently accepts SSL. So it goes like this: My PC --SSL-- Providers server --NonSSL-- Receivers account. Am i right?

Title: Re: Question about mail protection
Post by: DavidR on March 29, 2010, 11:24:43 PM

For the Mail Shield to be able to scan your email traffic, you have to uncheck the SSL option in your email client, email account properties/settings.

Then it goes like this, your email client (Non-SSL account setting) send email > Intercept by avast Mail Shield localhost Proxy and Scanned > passed through using SSL transmission > received SSL transmission by your ISP email servers.

The process is reversed for receipt of email.