antivirus: AVG v7

These instructions should enable you to combine SpamPal with the email virus-scanning features of Grisoft's Free AVG software.

Let's begin...

AVG Setup

SpamPal can either be configured to run in transparent or non-transparent mode.

In non-transparent mode, the user has to reconfigure their email program to use it. This often causes problems. In transparent mode, the user doesn't have to reconfigure their email program to use it, just install SpamPal and it'll filter your mail automatically!

Changes to the lastest version of AVG and SpamPal, which now use transparent proxies for their email setup, mean that no configuration is required on your email program, in order to have both anti-spam and anti-virus protection.

As you can see below, AVG's default setup to use now use the Automatic (transparent) mode:

Note 1: AVG v7 users - setup modifications

If you had the old style setup, like the screen below, you'll need to change the Type of login from
USER/COMPUER to Automatic, in order to use AVG's new transparent Automatic mode.

You then need to change the username and server name settings on your email program,
to point to SpamPal (if you aren't using the transparent proxy mode of SpamPal).
For more details about this process, look at the link here

All you need to do now, is check your email and all your emails will be filtered by SpamPal and AVG.

Note 2: Firewall

Your firewall may popup a screen below, asking for permission for the AVG E-Mail Scanner to have access (avgemc.exe), you should therefore tell your firewall to allow this program access.

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