Q: Why can't I open or save e-mail attachments when using avast! 4 and Outlook Express 6?

A: This is a new security feature of Outlook Express 6 (not an avast! problem) where the possibility to SAVE and OPEN attachments is disabled by default.

You can enable attachments to SAVE and OPEN by doing the following:

  1. Open Outlook Express
  2. Choose TOOLS -> OPTIONS -> SECURITY
  3. Uncheck the option "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus"
  4. Click OK


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