What is your email program ?
Can you send email ?
Have you rebooted since the update ?
Your firewall might possibly have an impact as well as changes to the program should have the firewall ask permission to connect.
What is your firewall ?
Does it allow ashMaiSv.exe internet access (although it appears that it is getting to the server) ?
- If it does delete the entry for it and do a manual check for email, this will force the firewall to ask permission again.