Avast tries to update at various times, and if you are not connected to the Internet you get that message.  If you have a DSL or cable connection you will see that if you disconnect from the Internet as I do when I step away from my computer for a while.  I turn off the connection between the Internet and my little home network.  Often when I get back there will be the red error message.





Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I started getting the following message several times a day, starting
>yesterday.  (I have XP)  It appears to be a message from Avast.
>
>Avast Connection timeout
>Internet connection timeout elapsed.  Continue waiting? Yes or No.
>(msimn.exe-> mailx.sisna.com:110)
>
>I have no idea whether to choose yes or no, so I have tried both.  Does
>anyone have any idea what this means?
>Carol Hanson
>
>

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