You do *not* need any E-mail scanning. Since you are using Outlook Express
this can be a problem if you do. If your AV software is working correctly,
it will catch any virus anyway.

I use Outlook Express, Zone Alarm and AVG.

I have Zone Alarm and AVG E-mail scanning turned off. In fact I never even
installed AVG's E-mail scanning component.

More info...

The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
Published: November 18, 2004
By Tom Koch
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

[[As surprising and ironic as it may seem though, the most common cause of
DBX corruption is not a virus, but rather anti-virus programs that are
configured to scan incoming or outgoing e-mail. Even the most well-known
anti-virus programs have exhibited this problem from time to time. ]]

Scroll down to:
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption
or click...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...ion.mspx#EOAAC

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[[In fact, .]]
Messages in Inbox or other mail folders disappear
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone

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[[Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this.
To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
the most recent virus definitions.]]
Frequently asked questions about Norton AntiVirus Email Scanning
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...= bar_sch_nam


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ezPp16LEGHA.2912@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
David J. Braden <dbraden@nomail.invalid> hunted and pecked:
> Hi,
> I use ZoneAlarm Pro (ZAP), which includes options for e-mail scanning and
> spyware scanning. I want to minimize redundancy.
>
> (1) I also use Kaspersky AV Personal (KAV); both it and ZAP can scan
> e-mail (as I recall, same goes for AVG). Which is the better line of
> defense here (other than good judgment, of course); I would suspect KAV
> to be more up-to-date, so could switch ZAP off without loss of security
> and a modicum (perhaps?) performance gain. Thoughts?
>
> (2) Similar situation for spyware scanning; ZAP comes with a scanner, but
> I don't have a feel for how good it is compared to other products. Is
> there a dominant resident spyware scanner out there that makes ZAP
> unnecessary? I seek protection above and beyond an up-to-date HOSTS file
> and scans with Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware.
>
> Many thanks in advance for advice.
>
> Dave Braden