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Posted by Sam on June 8, 2005, 6:48 am
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> bozzzza@lycos.co.uk wrote:
> > Not for the first time today I am a bit confused!
> >
> > I am using the AVG Personal Email Scanner with Thunderbird.
> >
> > I understand the AVG listens on port 10110 and 10025 for pop3 and smtp
> > mail.
> >
> > How come I don't need to change Thunderbird to use port 10110 and
> > 10025?
> >
> > It's still set on 110 and 25.
> >
> > How does AVG intercept the email traffic when it is not even listening
> > on port 110 or 25?
> >
> I haven't looked the the latest incarnation of avg, but some av products
> use the Layered Service Provider to filter traffic on given ports.
>
Was using AVG recently and also thought it surprising that I didn't have
to reconfigure my email client as I used to have to do with AVG6.
However, AVG was clearly intercepting email downloads and checking them
for viruses because when there was a virus present (I set this up my
emailing myself a copy of eicar.zip) AVG found it in the email and also
modified the email header. Of course NAV also manages to do this so
it's nothing new as far as I can see. EZ Antivirus also does this. It
makes life a lot easier.
--
Sam
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