Suspicious Message

[Travis]

OT: Not directly related to Windows Vista, but any time I send an e-mail
with no subject, Avast thinks the message is suspicious. Is there a way to
make it stop thinking a message is suspicious just because the e-mail has no
subject? Thanks.

 

[housetrained]

Messages without a subject are classically sent by Trojans from your address
book. Never open a message without a subject, therefore, never send one.

 

[Charlie42]

OT: Not directly related to Windows Vista, but any time I send an e-mail
with no subject, Avast thinks the message is suspicious. Is there a way
to make it stop thinking a message is suspicious just because the e-mail
has no subject? Thanks.

http://www.avast.com/eng/technical_support.html

Charlie42

 

[Peter Foldes]

Disable your email incoming and outgoing scanning integration. That should do it

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

OT: Not directly related to Windows Vista, but any time I send an e-mail
with no subject, Avast thinks the message is suspicious. Is there a way
to make it stop thinking a message is suspicious just because the e-mail
has no subject? Thanks.

What Peter said. Email scanning is superfluous. It adds no protection not
supplied by the normal resident scanner and often slows down email
operations enough to break them.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

OT: Not directly related to Windows Vista, but any time I send an e-mail
with no subject, Avast thinks the message is suspicious. Is there a way
to make it stop thinking a message is suspicious just because the e-mail
has no subject? Thanks.

Add a subject. The lack of a subject line is a standard spammer and
malware-delivery tactic.

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Bruce Chambers

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