1. Do Avast, Firefox (optional add-on?), and Hotmail have an anti-virus scanner that scans email attachments?
2. When I 'receive' an email attachment, does Hotmail scan it first with its own built-in scanner (or does Hotmail only store emails) and then Avast scans it when I open/download it (or do I have to manually right-click the file and manually scan it with Avast)?
3. Since Avast's Email Scanner (Mail Shield) is incompatible with Hotmail, what Avast feature (File System Shield?) is 'scanning' the attachment when I open/download it? (It cannot be the 'Mail Shield' because that is incompatible.) Do I have to right-click the file and manually scan it with Avast?
4. When I send an email attachment, does Avast (File System Shield?) scan it first (or do I have to manually scan it) and then Hotmail scans it or is it done in the reverse order?
5. I emailed myself a Hotmail attachment and it gives options to 'View' or 'Download' the file but there is no 'Scanning Confirmation' message when I choose' 'View' or 'Download'-Am I missing something?