Hi, I am brand new and using a trial version I just downloaded of Avast Internet Security 7. I am admittedly not real saavy and need some help in configuring. Especially with my email. I don't understand the whole SSL, POP3, IMAP, Port requirements and where Hotmail figures in all that....or gmail for that matter. (I do not have Outlook or Outlook Express that I know of). I usually sign in via the internet, but have Windows Live Hotmail option as well, but they seem to be one and the same? It appears my hotmail account is NOT being scanned, as best I can tell! I have one gmail account that I rarely access and not even sure if it is configured correctly. Most of the help online seems outdated and relates to older versions of hotmail etc. So confused now. Does this program even scan hotmail at all?? Is Hotmail an SSL type? Is it encrypted, or unencryped?? The settings page says to determine if it is an SSL type, and if not SSL (unencrypted) it isn't necessary to list. OYVEY! Please help...can someone walk me through this or something? So sorry for my ignorance on this........also, this is my first time ever participating on a forum, so I apologize in advance if doing something incorrectly! Thanks for any help.......