Avast - Nightmare

How is it possble that you, guys, can’t make your product simply compatible with Avast after so mant years !? pfiouuuuu

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There is no compatibility issue.

You simply need to configure your security application to allow eM Client to connect to the Internet.

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@Jean-Christophe_Vroy You might just need to “Disable the Incoming Mail scanning” in Avast as in this eM Client thread below which worked for another eM Client V8 user.

eM Client 8 Avast work-around - Mail - eM Client

WKeat
Jul '20
Hi,

Avast work-around
Protection > Core Shield > Settings (gear on the right) > look for Mail Shield > disable Scan inbound emails

eM Client 8 should work
Hope these helps.

Thks !
Indeed a work-around, but having to disable the mail agent in antivirus is somewhat absurd !

well if “absurd” is your only option to “live” with eM Client… it narrows your choices.

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having to disable the mail agent in antivirus is somewhat absurd !

Avast is still resident in memory even though you are disabling the incoming email scanning, so if you eg: open an email attachment with a virus (after its arrived in the inbox), Avast would still intercept it as it’s resident in the background, similar to the built-in Win 10 security / defender.

Aha, good news. Thks for that. I’ll try this indeed…