Avg web/mail shield root certificate outlook

A very specific question!

To set up AVG Web Shield and AVG Mail Shield root certificates in Outlook, follow these steps:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have AVG Antivirus installed on your computer.
  2. You have Outlook configured on your computer.

Step 1: Enable AVG Web Shield

  1. Open AVG Antivirus and go to the "Settings" (gear icon) > "Components" > "Web Shield".
  2. Make sure "Web Shield" is enabled.
  3. Click on "Advanced settings" and then "Root certificates".
  4. Ensure that "Use AVG's root certificates" is selected.

Step 2: Enable AVG Mail Shield

  1. Open AVG Antivirus and go to the "Settings" (gear icon) > "Components" > "Mail Shield".
  2. Make sure "Mail Shield" is enabled.
  3. Click on "Advanced settings" and then "Root certificates".
  4. Ensure that "Use AVG's root certificates" is selected.

Step 3: Configure Outlook to use AVG root certificates

  1. Open Outlook and go to "File" > "Options" > "Trust Center" > "Trust Center Settings".
  2. Click on "Root certificates" and then "Import".
  3. Browse to the location where AVG Antivirus installed the root certificates (usually C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG2019\RootCertificates).
  4. Select the avgroot.cer file and click "Open".
  5. Click "OK" to close the "Import Root Certificate" dialog box.
  6. Click "OK" to close the "Trust Center Settings" dialog box.

Verify the setup

  1. Open Outlook and compose a new email.
  2. Click on the "Attach file" button and select a file to attach.
  3. Outlook should now use AVG's root certificates to scan the file for malware.

By following these steps, you should have successfully set up AVG Web Shield and AVG Mail Shield root certificates in Outlook.