Hello Guys,
it is really true that mail clients are currently not intercepted by WebShield. The reasoning behind was that mails were scanned during downloads by Mail Providers and you should be safe this way. WebMails are of course scanned by WebShield - when viewed from common browsers. The other problem we were facing when WebShield was used with Outlook / Outlook Express was the compatibility with Hotmail WebMails which uses uncommon extensions to HTTP protocol.
In any case adding the line into avast4.ini
[WebScanner]
OptinProcess=thunderbird.exe
or
[WebScanner]
OptinProcess=thunderbird.exe, outlook.exe, msimn.exe
would enhance scanning to these apps too.
If there is someone with Hotmail Web Access enabled, who might confirm that Outlook Express + Hotmail + WebShield is working correctly, we might perhaps consider expanding the list of scanned "browsers" with some of the common mail clients too.
Cheers.
Lukas.