ashmaisv.exe

[Zione]

Running Hijackthis I had notification that ashmaisv.exe was missing from the Avast directory (O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - Unknown owner - C:\Programmi\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe" /service (file missing)). I downloaded the last Avast 4.7.844 Home installation file, run it, checked that ashmaisv.exe would be in the Avast directory but Hijackthis gives the same notification as above. Any idea? Thanks

[DavidR]

Ignore any 023 reference to avast processes, this is a hiccup in the HJT 1.99.1 (especially missing file entry for avast), if it were in fact missing the Internet Mail provider wouldn't be enabled and working.

[martosurf]

Hi DavidR

I want to pick up your answer in this post to ask your help on an issue that started just today.

Some hours ago I installed Easy File Sharing Web Server 3.3 at everything work ok but few minutes ago I launched Outlook 2003, my default email app and found that avast! shows the icon in the taskbak when scanning incoming emails, no matter I DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT, I mean the feature option at the mail scanner module is as allways was UNCHECKED... weird, don't? Do you think that this Web Server I installed could had changed something and what I'm looking at at the system tray is the Internet Mail module icon wich in fact I set to show? I use that module to check emails downloaded from GMail accounts but the tooltip legend in the tray icon shows the Yahoo! mail address the one wich's configured in Outlook and I don't want to see everytime mail is downloaded...

Thanks a lot in advance

Oh, by the way, how can I do to paste a snapshot here??? thankss

[Zione]

Thanks, but what's "hiccup"?

[DavidR]

As far as I aware the email icon appears by default (Show tray icon when scanning mail, is ticked on mine for Internet mail, it is the same for outlook/exchange plug-in) when email is being scanned and disappears when complete.

So are your checking the option in outlook/exchange (for outlook 2003) or internet mail provider ?

I don't think the Easy File Sharing Web Server could change the function of avast.

For attaching an image - http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=8982.0

@ Zione
Hiccup is a technical term for a screw-up bug in the HJT function.

[martosurf]

The option at Outlook/Exchange module is unticked but same option at  the Internet Mail module IS ticked, I use it as I said before because the Outlook/Exchange module only checks emails at standard ports and the Internet Mail module let me scan emails at non-standard ports like POP and SMTP services of GMail accounts.

What I see funny is while I unchecked/unticked the option in the Outlook/Exchange module the icon keeps showing up in tray every time oulook checks for new emails, and I don't have any gmail account configured at this time in Outlook that may trigger the Internet Mail module.

So, to say yesterday at night everything was working smooth, today I found this issue (??) and the only thing a I do is install that server... even I haven't booted since them - 10 hours ago, more or less.

I will wait until downloading from rapidshare and reboot the system to see if this behaviour still exist.

THANKS Evangelist!

[martosurf]

Hello again DavidR,

I just rebooted and WHOA! The 'bug' goes off. I will look forward it an post again if found anything.

Best,
Martin