Avast does not scan all incomming mail?

[sanderrrrrr]

Hi,

I'm using Avast for half a year now and thought it worked all okey. But there is one leak in my configuration I think.

I'm running my own web,ftp and mail server at a Pentium 2 with win98SE. It is a server for friends and family, that's why I don't buy the server version of avast :-)

The problem:
When the mailserver recives an email from somebody to a user, the email is not scanned by avast. I see this becouse, if I check my inbox online (Webmail) Avast has not put a line like 'this mail is scanned etc.' and does not add '[avast! - INFECTED]' to the subject of the E-mail.

When I connect outlook to the server to empty my inbox, I see the line '[avast! - INFECTED]' in the subject and in the body of the E-mail, avast added a little story.

And if I check the 'on-access scanner' (2 services: internet mail and standard shield) the 'number of infections' does not raise. It only raise if I connect with outlook etc.

I realy want Avast to scan all the files if I check (on-access -- standard shield -- customsize -- scanner (advanced) ) 'scan all made/modified files' (translation, I'm usung the dutch version).

So, tell me. What is the problem?

[RejZoR]

The problem is that Home Edition was not meant to be used for mail server antivirus. For such usage you NEED Server Edition.

[Lisandro]

When the mailserver recives an email from somebody to a user, the email is not scanned by avast. I see this becouse, if I check my inbox online (Webmail) Avast has not put a line like 'this mail is scanned etc.' and does not add '[avast! - INFECTED]' to the subject of the E-mail.

avast must download the email to scan it. If you check webmail you won't see the added note or the X-Antivirus header because avast did not scan that email yet. At least, I think this is how the things work. Maybe I'm wrong.

When I connect outlook to the server to empty my inbox, I see the line '[avast! - INFECTED]' in the subject and in the body of the E-mail, avast added a little story.

And if I check the 'on-access scanner' (2 services: internet mail and standard shield) the 'number of infections' does not raise. It only raise if I connect with outlook etc.
I realy want Avast to scan all the files if I check (on-access -- standard shield -- customsize -- scanner (advanced) ) 'scan all made/modified files' (translation, I'm usung the dutch version).

This seem to be related with the Heuristic configuration of Internet Mail and Outlook providers and not the Standard Shield  

[techie101]

sandy,

Technical is essentially correct.  If you are using your computer as a "server", then all email is stored on the
"server side" but not read!

Until the mail is actually read by an email client such as OE or MS Outlook, Eudora and such, Avast does not scan the email since it has not been sent to the "internal server" at 127.0.0.1.

When you "ask" the email to be downloaded, it is sent to address 127.0.0.1 so that Avast can take a peek at it.
The "scan" lines will be added at that time.

Hope this clears things up a bit.

Techie