Strange Avast message; can someone please explain meaning of it?

[iyogisolutions1]

Hi,

 The issue can be due to the corrupted ashoutxt.dll file in avast!. So what you need to do is, to do a complete re-installation from scratch. It will fix it.

Please reply us back.

Have a wonderful day. Good Karma!

[kls490]

Thanks for the additional info.  Could you please direct me as to how to completely remove the Avast free I have and then re-install it again?  (I seem to recall seeing something once that I need to use some kind of Avast removal tool in order to completely remove everything from the computer before doing a clean re-install).

Thanks again!

[CraigB]

Just a normal uninstall reboot and reinstall should be fine, your last post mentioned that it all worked fine when you tried again so it might of just been a glitch.

[DavidR]

Well this stuff of good k@rma is taking my nerves too...

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When you see it in every post on every signature and every profile on the left of every sodding post, it make me want to throw up.

I hate having this cr*p shoved down my throat on every post, it just seems so false.

All I feel is bad k@rma.
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[Asyn]

Well this stuff of good k@rma is taking my nerves too...

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When you see it in every post on every signature and every profile on the left of every sodding post, it make me want to throw up.

I hate having this cr*p shoved down my throat on every post, it just seems so false.

All I feel is bad k@rma.
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I feel no karma at all here, but I know what you mean.

[kls490]

For CraigB

     I appreciate the additional info!  I actually would prefer NOT to have to do an uninstall/re-install, since the particular message I mentioned in my first post has only appeared a couple of other times in the time I've had Avast free installed.  I think you are probably correct that it may indeed just be a transitory glitch.

Thanks again for the help!

[CraigB]

For CraigB

     I appreciate the additional info!  I actually would prefer NOT to have to do an uninstall/re-install, since the particular message I mentioned in my first post has only appeared a couple of other times in the time I've had Avast free installed.  I think you are probably correct that it may indeed just be a transitory glitch.

Thanks again for the help!

No worries, just a thought! if you dont use outlook then why not delet it, your choice 

[DavidR]

For CraigB

     I appreciate the additional info!  I actually would prefer NOT to have to do an uninstall/re-install, since the particular message I mentioned in my first post has only appeared a couple of other times in the time I've had Avast free installed.  I think you are probably correct that it may indeed just be a transitory glitch.

If you absolutely aren't using MS Outlook, then you can uncheck the Outlook options in the Mail-Shield, Expert Settings, Behavior, MS Outlook only section. Then open the MS Outlook, and disable the avast plug-in.

You didn't mention which version of Outlook is on your system (part of MS Office), so here is one to check:
Outlook 2007 > Tools > Trust center > Add-ins >

If you have a different version then you will have to check the help file.

[kls490]

Thanks very much CraigB and DavidR for the additional info!

     Sorry I neglected to mention what version of Outlook I have.  It is Outlook 2003.

Best regards! 

[Asyn]

Sorry I neglected to mention what version of Outlook I have.  It is Outlook 2003.

Very funny...

I do not use Outlook (at least not that I'm aware of).

Strange, as your screenshot says you do...

[DavidR]

Since the comment says "I do not use Outlook (at least not that I'm aware of)" and not I don't have Outlook, it isn't so strange/funny.

MS Outlook comes with MS Orifice and may well be started automatically due to settings in MS Orifice.

[Asyn]

Since the comment says "I do not use Outlook (at least not that I'm aware of)" and not I don't have Outlook, it isn't so strange/funny.

Well, I still find it kind of funny...

Sorry I neglected to mention what version of Outlook I have.  It is Outlook 2003.