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Using Avast Free Antivirus To Scan Your Emails

One of the many features offered to all users of the Avast Free Antivirus software

is a fully functional e-mail shield. When enabled, the program will scan all
incoming messages and outgoing messages for viruses and other types of

malware that may be hiding as attachments.

You can both enable and configure this feature at any time using tools already
available to you in the main Avast Free Antivirus program window. No additional

software downloads are required to get this feature off the ground.

Many individuals have this enabled to add another additional layer of security to
their accounts.

How To Tell If An Email Is Legitimate

There's a few ways to recognize if an email might be suspicious. Here's just a
brief list that can help you out.

 Any email requesting that you take action on an account or provide

personal information via e-mail, may be suspicious and should most times

not be trusted
 Never click directly on links in an e-mail, hover over them first to check

 If an e-mail asks you to submit confidential information via another form or

an outbound page, this is generally not safe and is a phishing attempt

 Any time you have a suspicion, you should contact the support team or
support desk / contact for the company in question

 If the e-mail is caught in a spam or trash filter and it looks like it may be

coming from a suspicious address (reply-to), then it should be avoided

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