Comments on: Disable virus scanner integration?

By: Outlook crashes upon send/receive | MSOutlook.info

Outlook crashes upon send/receive | MSOutlook.info — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:23:25 +0000

[...] Contrary to common beliefs, you are still fully protected if your virus scanner does not integrate with Outlook. Also see; Disable virus scanner integration? [...]

By: Send/Receive errors | HowTo-Outlook

Send/Receive errors | HowTo-Outlook — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:33:18 +0000

[...] Disabling your virus scanner's integration with Outlook does not compromise your security as you'd still be sufficiently protected by the on-access scanner part of the virus scanner. For more details see; Disable virus scanner integration? [...]

By: Receiving empty emails | MSOutlook.info

Receiving empty emails | MSOutlook.info — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:57:10 +0000

[...] the email upon download. Most often this is caused by a virus scanner and you’ll have to uninstall its integration with Outlook. Once you’ve done that, you can redownload the [...]

By: Windows 7 and Outlook | HowTo-Outlook

Windows 7 and Outlook | HowTo-Outlook — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:16:35 +0000

[...] integration part of your virus scanner without compromising your security; you’d still be sufficiently protected by your on-access scanner part of the virus [...]

By: Outlook taking foreground | MSOutlook.info

Outlook taking foreground | MSOutlook.info — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:10 +0000

[...] a virus scanner integrated with Outlook and since disabling its integration features with Outlook will not compromise your security, it’s recommended to uninstall this integration feature of your virus [...]

By: Message Tracking not working | MSOutlook.info

Message Tracking not working | MSOutlook.info — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:26:07 +0000

[...] virus scanner’s integration with Outlook broke the special report [...]

By: Icons not showing Forward/Reply status | MSOutlook.info

Icons not showing Forward/Reply status | MSOutlook.info — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:36:21 +0000

[...] have a virus scanner that integrates with Outlook which is causing some nastiness; Disable or uninstall this integration and try [...]

By: Outlook Doesn’t Close | HowTo-Outlook

Outlook Doesn’t Close | HowTo-Outlook — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:12:07 +0000

[...] Disabling the integration of your virus scanner doesn’t increase (or decrease) the risk of infection by a virus. The on access scanner of the virus scanner1) will suffice. Also note that Outlook doesn’t allow code execution2) in the Reading/Preview Pane so you can’t get infected by a virus by using the Reading/Preview Pane to read messages. For more info also see this post. [...]

By: Top 10 Best Practices for Outlook | HowTo-Outlook

Top 10 Best Practices for Outlook | HowTo-Outlook — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:38:55 +0000

[...] Having a virus scanner integrated with Outlook sounds like a smart thing to do but in fact it isn’t. Because you have an on-access scanner already from the same virus scanner running on your computer, you are already sufficiently protected. Having a virus scanner integrated is also known to cause a lot of issues with sending, receiving and displaying emails and can really slow down Outlook as well. Simply disable it and you will be much happier with using at using Outlook while remaining just as safe. [...]

By: Don’t receive all messages in Plain Text | MSOutlook.info

Don’t receive all messages in Plain Text | MSOutlook.info — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:34:41 +0000

[...] by…” at the bottom of your email you should suspect the scanner software. In this case, disable the virus scanner’s integration with Outlook and send yourself a test message in HTML and see if it arrives correctly now. Sadly, often in this [...]

By: Synchronizing folders | MSOutlook.info

Synchronizing folders | MSOutlook.info — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:08:19 +0000

[...] cause all sorts of connection issues. It also applies in this case. You should really disable it as it doesn’t offer an additional level of security [...]

By: Outlook sending multiple copies of email | MSOutlook.info

Outlook sending multiple copies of email | MSOutlook.info — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:20:56 +0000

[...] more background information see “Duplicate E-mails” and “Disable virus scanner integration?“ Related Categories; Attachments, Accounts, Errors, Addins, Mail Composing Use [...]