Greetings from Venezuela. I am a new user. I just dumped Trend antivirus for incompetent support, but I like what I see from the avast! team - especially the friendly forum. I would like to contribute the following information:
My system:
Win 98 SE
Pentium III - 1 Giga.
256 mb ram
DSL Internet connection
No other firewall/spyware/anti-virus programs installed (They were uninstalled) except WinPatrol.
avast! details:
Version 4.5 Build 4.5.531
Extreme toolkit version 1.9.4.0 (I don't know what this is yet).
Activeskin version 4.2.7.3
VPS File version 0448-0 Compiled 23/11/04
I have experienced the following problems:
Updating: Clicking on either of the "Updating" options produced a small download and installation event, even though the files are up-to-date.
Alerts. Individual tests give the message "Unknown Error - The alert cannot be sent". But "Test all" gives the message "The alert was successfully sent." Where? - I have yet to discover.
Can't edit anything in the alert window.
From Outlook Express I can send emails with No attachments. I cannot send emails With attachments. I attached a simple "test 2" text file. Despite de-activating "scan Outbound Mail", it WAS scanned, and stopped sending. I then get the server message (Translated from Spanish):
"The server terminated the connection unexpectedly. There may be a problem with the server, a network problem, or it may have been inactive for a long time. About 'test 2', Account: 'Terence', Server: '127.0.0.1', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Security (SSL): No, Error number: 0x800CCC0F
There is nothing wrong with the server for any other application.
On-Access scanner control panel shows that the email was scanned under the "Internet Mail" heading.
I used the Mail Protection Wizard to configure (accept) my email accounts.
I CAN send mails with attachments from Outlook without problems. (BTW: Your "Plug-in module" splash window masks the Outlook splash window - Bill Gates might not like that.)
The email and attachment Were scanned despite deactivating the "outbound" scan.
I hope these comments help with development - I hope even more that my system is adequately protected! What, if any, other security software do you recommend to run concurrently with avast! (Freeware is good!)
Good luck with your project.