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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: xmen on March 15, 2012, 02:29:50 PM

Title: Subject: [avast! heuristic]
Post by: xmen on March 15, 2012, 02:29:50 PM

I can't receive mails (outlook express) with file extension .mht

How can i disable this option - [avast! heuristic] -in free avast?

Title: Re: Subject: [avast! heuristic]
Post by: Pondus on March 15, 2012, 03:09:11 PM

do you get a warning from avast?

if you disable avast mail shield....does it work then ?

Title: Re: Subject: [avast! heuristic]
Post by: DavidR on March 15, 2012, 03:50:43 PM

I think you will find this is a restriction in OE security settings, it has a pathetic security measure to block what it considers dangerous attachments, it even included .zip in that stupid rule. I switched that off many years ago before I made the switch to thunderbird.