This to DavidR- This is probably pretty simple stuff to you, but just what are the steps to saving an email attachment to your harddrive? And then once on the harddrive, what are the steps to scanning them? I do not open any attachments out of fear, but would like to. Most are from my daughter. I have Outlook Express, Avast 4.7 Home, Internet Explorer 6, and Windows XP Home. Does Avast 4.7 Home (freebie) scan these attachments automatically as they come to me??