Why are avg blocking my hotmail?

Hi, based on this screen shot, you are using a yahoo account in the HOTMAIL option. Yahoo and Hotmail are completely different. If you have a FACEBOOK account, use that... otherwise, make a hotmail account and you should be fine.

try resetting the explorer by deleting all the cookies and history data from the browser and then restart

Which email acc.????...
Windows Live Hotmail allows users to view attachments within a Web browser or save them to the system's hard drive.
If Hotmail can't open an attachment, the problem lies with an incompatible file format or Hotmail's automatic blocking service.
You may need new software for opening unfamiliar formats, while blocked files are permanently inaccessible from within Hotmail.
Accessing these files requires action by the sender or forwarding the file to a different email client. Incompatible File Format
Occasionally a sender may attach a file that simply doesn't work with any software you have installed on the system.
Attempting to open the attachment will result in a "Windows cannot open this file" message or similar error display.
Many programs use very specific file formats that don't operate with most other software, such as Photoshop's PSD image files or Microsoft PowerPoint's PPT files.
Ask the sender to convert the file to a more widely compatible format, or install the appropriate software on the system to open the attachment.

Blocked Attachments
Hotmail blocks attachments it believes may contain unsafe or otherwise malicious code.
This includes any and all executable file types, including MSI, EXE, HTML, STC and COM files, along with many others.
Attachments blocked in this way result in a "Windows Live Hotmail has blocked some attachments" message when viewing the email.
While this service does block many real threats to system security, Hotmail may occasionally deny access to an item from a trusted sender.
Unfortunately, these files become permanently inaccessible once blocked by Hotmail, and accessing them requires using a workaround outside the Hotmail application.
Only attempt to access attachments you trust as safe.


Forward Workaround While Hotmail cannot open blocked attachments, it allows users to forward the message with the blocked file still attached.
Send the file to a different email client, and open the attachment using that account instead. Note other clients may have different security measures, but some will still block access to executable files and other potentially harmful data.

Compression Workaround

Ask the sender to package the attachment into a ZIP, RAR or other compressed file format before attaching.
Hotmail will not block any file type located inside a compressed archive.
Both Windows and OS X can create compressed ZIP files, and free utilities such as Zipeg and 7-Zip can create many other types of archives as well.
Some email clients, such as Gmail, will not allow users to send some file formats, even when packaged into an archive file.


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Compress-and-uncompress-files-zip-files


http://ask-leo.com/windows_live_hotmail_has_blocked_some_attachments_how_do_i_get_around_that.html

Windows Live Hotmail allows users to view attachments within a Web browser or save them to the system's hard drive.

If Hotmail can't open an attachment, the problem lies with an incompatible file format or Hotmail's automatic blocking service.

You may need new software installed on your computer IE: adobe . direct x , zip for opening unfamiliar formats, while blocked files are permanently inaccessible from within Hotmail.

Accessing these files requires action by the sender or forwarding the file to a different email client.

Incompatible File Format

Occasionally a sender may attach a file that simply doesn't work with any software you have installed on the system.

Attempting to open the attachment will result in a "Windows cannot open this file" message or similar error display.

Many programs use very specific file formats that don't operate with most other software, such as Photoshop's PSD image files or Microsoft PowerPoint's PPT files.

Ask the sender to convert the file to a more widely compatible format, or install the appropriate software on the system to open the attachment.

Blocked Attachments

Hotmail blocks attachments it believes may contain unsafe or otherwise malicious code.

This includes any and all executable file types, including MSI, EXE, HTML, STC and COM files, along with many others.

Attachments blocked in this way result in a "Windows Live Hotmail has blocked some attachments" message when viewing the email.

While this service does block many real threats to system security, Hotmail may occasionally deny access to an item from a trusted sender.

Unfortunately, these files become permanently inaccessible once blocked by Hotmail, and accessing them requires using a workaround outside the Hotmail application.

Only attempt to access attachments you trust as safe.

Forward Workaround

While Hotmail cannot open blocked attachments, it allows users to forward the message with the blocked file still attached.

Send the file to a different email client, and open the attachment using that account instead.

Note other clients may have different security measures, but some will still block access to executable files and other potentially harmful data.

Compression Workaround

Ask the sender to package the attachment into a ZIP, RAR or other compressed file format before attaching.

Hotmail will not block any file type located inside a compressed archive.

Both Windows and OS X can create compressed ZIP files, and free utilities such as Zipeg and 7-Zip can create many other types of archives as well.

Some email clients, such as Gmail, will not allow users to send some file formats, even when packaged into an archive file.

Hope this helps

Open your control panel and check if every program associated with AVG is been uninstalled on your computer? you can also open your firewall settings and for a minute try to disable it, just to know if the firewall is miss-configured which might block your programs from from starting. also make sure you are log on as Administrator
Let me know if this solutions works for you.

try down loading avast its free and alot better than avg

HI,
free version of AVG doesn't have this option.
only paid version has. your friend might have some other security software installed in the computer. if there are any unisntall all those ( like apybot , adware , malware softwares or any other security softwares) and then install AVG again.it will not block

you have a virus and AVG link scanner is blocking the sites. In the avg setting turn off surf shield..

You may want to look into this. This may be your issue with AVG anti virus. The Conficker worm mostly spreads across networks. If it finds a vulnerable computer, it turns off the automatic backup service, deletes previous restore points, disables many security services, blocks access to a number of security web sites and opens infected machines to receive additional programs from the malware’s creator. The worm then tries to spread itself to other computers on the same network.

Delete Norton. Its terrible and slows your machine down. Go to Start>Control Panel>Add/remove programs. And uninstall it.
Use AVG Antivirus instead, its free and much better.