How do I stop AVG from adding .txt attachements to emails?

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WindowsXP Pro, AVG Free Edition (latest), Outlook2003


Hi

Anyone know how to stop AVG (the free version) from attaching a little
text file to everything
it has checked?

It is very irritating because it become hard to find emails with
GENUINE attachements in my
Outlook2003.

With thanks


Ship
Shiperton Henethe

P.S. Is there any REAL merit in buying the "Professional" version of
the AVG software?
 
In many ways I would almost PREFER to pay at least SOMETHING for a
service!

[ Though I wouldnt want to spend more than GBP 10 or 20, absolute max
30 (but it would have
to be damned good!)... ]

I read good reviews previously about Kasperskyy and I already have
Kaspersky
Anti-Virus Pro 5.0 on my old PC. It was better and less fussy than
norton but it
seemed to make my run rather slowly...

Ship
Shiperton Henethe
 
ship said:
Anyone know how to stop AVG (the free version) from attaching a
little text file to everything it has checked?
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Turn it off in the Options.

Assuming your are talking about those "certified virus-free"
advertisements that ISTM are On by default.
 
Beauregard said:
Turn it off in the Options.

Assuming your are talking about those "certified virus-free"
advertisements that ISTM are On by default.
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But I cant find it in the options!

The file in question appears as an attachment (in Outlook2003) called
"_AVG certification_.txt" and it says stuff like this:

"No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date:
01/05/2006"

WHERE do I switch it off?
I have looked everywhere I can find!


Ship
Shiperton Henethe
 
Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
But I cant find it in the options!

The file in question appears as an attachment (in Outlook2003) called
"_AVG certification_.txt" and it says stuff like this:

"No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date:
01/05/2006"

WHERE do I switch it off?
I have looked everywhere I can find!
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==============
Question has been asked quite a few times, here's one google hit that
should be what you need to do:
http://tinyurl.com/m2js3
 
But I cant find it in the options!

The file in question appears as an attachment (in Outlook2003) called
"_AVG certification_.txt" and it says stuff like this:

"No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date:
01/05/2006"

WHERE do I switch it off?
I have looked everywhere I can find!
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Duh_Oz gave you a resource with instructions. I expected you would be
able to find it. Sorry.

Those messages are simply advertising; there is no way any a-v company
can guarantee an email is 'virus-free'.

That said, it is wasted resources to scan incoming and outgoing mail in
the first place. If you actually should receive a virus-laden
attachment, the background real-time scanning will prevent you from
opening it.

Besides, you don't wantonly open or execute received files without first
scanning them, do you? Practicing safe hex, right?
 
Thanks.

Easy when you know how...
Very strange - I dont know why I couldnt see it before!

Ship
Shiperton Henethe
 
PA Bear - 03.05.2006 04:30 :
I'm so predictable...
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please tell me your reason(s) why you always do fullquoting and
crossposting without FUP2? (Same to some others)
 
original newsgroups re-instated

Peter Seiler said:
PA Bear - 03.05.2006 04:30 :


please tell me your reason(s) why you always do fullquoting and
crossposting without FUP2? (Same to some others)
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How about you post your reason for deleting a news group from the original
poster's destinations ?
btw, not clever to not put a "FUP2" advice in your reply, or deny those
readers, who only subscribe to one of the news groups.
IMHO
 
Sunny - 03.05.2006 09:15 :
How about you post your reason for deleting a news group from the
original poster's destinations ?
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because excessive crossposting normally is no good idea. Ok,
crossposting to only 2 ngs in this case is not so bad. But more than
often postings (additionally fullquoted) are going unnecessarely to as
much more ngs.

But my first argument was the fullquoting behavior less the fup.
btw, not clever to not put a "FUP2" advice in your reply, or deny
those readers, who only subscribe to one of the news groups. IMHO
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you are right, sorry, so

FUP2 aca-v
 
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