Email Guardian is a feature in Avast Premium Security and Avast One that scans your online mailboxes for suspicious emails. When you check them using a web browser, every new email is labeled as either , or for potentially malicious and phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
- Open Avast Premium Security, then select Protection ▸ Email Guardian.
- Click Add email account.
You need an Avast Account to use Email Guadrian. If you do not see the option to add an email account, sign in with your Avast account first, then proceed with step 2.
- Enter your email address, then click Continue.
If you see the error message Sorry, we can't connect to that account yet, your email account is currently not compatible with Email Guardian. However, we are working on adding supported email providers.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Click Sign in to open Gmail, then sign in to your Gmail account.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then click Continue.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Click Sign in to open Outlook, then sign in to your Outlook account.
- Click Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast Premium Security.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
- If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Continue.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Continue.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Open Avast Premium Security, then select Protection ▸ Email Guardian.
- Under Email accounts, hover your cursor over the relevant email account and click the X icon.
- Click Yes, remove.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
- Open Avast One and select Explore ▸ Email Guardian, then click Open Email Guardian.
- Select the On the web tab.
- Click Add email account.
- Enter your email address, then click Continue.
If you see the error message Sorry, we can't connect to that account yet, your email account is currently not compatible with Email Guardian. However, we are working on adding supported email providers.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Click Sign in to open Gmail, then sign in to your Gmail account.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then click Continue.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Click Sign in to open Outlook, then sign in to your Outlook account.
- Click Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast One.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
- If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Continue.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Continue.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Open Avast One and select Explore ▸ Email Guardian, then click Open Email Guardian.
- Under Protected mailboxes, hover your cursor over the relevant email account and click the X icon.
- Click Yes, remove.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Email Guardian is a feature in Avast Premium Security and Avast One that scans your online mailboxes for suspicious emails. When you check them using a web browser, every new email is labeled as either , or for potentially malicious and phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
- Open Avast Premium Security select Email Guardian.
- Ensure the Overview tab is selected, then click + Add a mailbox.
- Enter your email address, then click Sign in.
If you see the error message Sorry, we can't connect to that account yet, your email account is currently not compatible with Email Guardian. However, we are working on adding supported email providers.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Sign in to your Gmail email account.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then click Continue.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Sign in to your Outlook account.
- Click Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast Premium Security.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
- If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Sign in.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Sign in.
If you see an error message, click Try again. If setup fails again, click Close, and try again from the beginning using the exact steps in this article. If set up continues to fail, ensure the email address you are trying to add is compatible with Email Guardian, then contact Avast Support for further assistance. - Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Open Avast Premium Security and select Email Guardian.
- Under Protected mailboxes, hover your cursor over the relevant email account and click the X icon.
- Click Yes, stop monitoring.
Set up Email Guardian
- Open Avast One and select Explore ▸ Email Guardian, then click Open Email Guardian.
- Ensure the Overview tab is selected, then click + Add a mailbox.
- Enter your email address, then click Continue.
If you see the error message Sorry, we can't connect to that account yet, your email account is currently not compatible with Email Guardian. However, we are working on adding supported email providers.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Sign in to your Gmail email account.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then click Continue.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Sign in to your Outlook account.
- Click Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast One.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
- If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Continue.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Continue.
If you see an error message, click Try again. If setup fails again, click Close, and try again from the beginning using the exact steps in this article. If set up continues to fail, ensure the email address you are trying to add is compatible with Email Guardian, then contact Avast Support for further assistance. - Click Got it.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Open Avast One and select Explore ▸ Email Guardian, then click Open Email Guardian.
- Under Protected mailboxes, hover your cursor over the relevant email account and click the X icon.
- Click Yes, stop monitoring.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Email Guardian is a paid feature in Avast Mobile Security Premium and Avast One that scans your online mailboxes for suspicious emails. When you check them using a web browser, every new email is labeled as either , or for potentially malicious and phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
To set up Email Guardian:
- Tap the Avast Mobile Security icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Explore ▸ Email Guardian.
- Tap Next ▸ Add mailbox.
- Enter your email address and tap Continue.
If you see the error message Sorry, we can't connect to that account yet, your email account is currently not compatible with Email Guardian. However, we are working on adding supported email providers.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then tap Continue.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- Tap Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast Mobile Security Premium.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Sign in.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Sign in.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Tap the Avast Mobile Security icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Explore ▸ Email Guardian.
- Tap (the trash icon) ▸ Remove.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
To set up Email Guardian:
- Tap the Avast One icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Explore ▸ Email Guardian.
- Tap Next, then tap Add Mailbox.
- Enter your email address and tap Continue.
Your mailbox is now set up for monitoring by Email Guardian.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then tap Continue.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- Tap Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast Mobile Security Premium.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Sign in.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Sign in.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Tap the Avast One icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Explore ▸ Email Guardian.
- Tap (the trash icon) ▸ Remove.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Email Guardian is a paid feature in Avast Mobile Security Premium and Avast One that scans your online mailboxes for suspicious emails. When you check them using a web browser, every new email is labeled as either , or for potentially malicious and phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
To set up Email Guardian:
- Tap the Avast Mobile Security icon on your device. The app opens.
- Under Avoid scams with Email Guardian, tap Add email account twice.
- Enter your email address and tap Continue.
If you see the error message Sorry, we can't connect to that account yet, your email account is currently not compatible with Email Guardian. However, we are working on adding supported email providers.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then tap Continue.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- Tap Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast Mobile Security Premium.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Sign in.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Sign in.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Tap the Avast Mobile Security icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Open Email Guardian.
- Tap
⋮
More options (the three dots) ▸ Remove mailbox.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Set up Email Guardian
To set up Email Guardian:
- Tap the Avast One icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Explore ▸ Email Guardian.
- Tap Next, then tap Add mailbox.
- Enter your email address and tap Continue.
Your mailbox is now set up for monitoring by Email Guardian.
Select the relevant option below for instructions to connect your email account:
Gmail
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- To configure your mailbox to work with Email Guardian, tick the boxes next to See and edit your email labels and Read, compose, and send emails from your Gmail account, then tap Continue.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Outlook
- Tap Sign in and sign into your email account in the web browser window that appears.
- Tap Yes to give Avast permission to Let this app access your info?.
- Tap Got it to go back to the main Email Guardian page.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Other email providers
For some email providers, you need to set up your email account to work with Email Guardian. If your email provider is listed in the table below, click the relevant link to follow the instructions on your email provider's support website. After setting up your email account to work with Email Guardian, follow the steps below to complete the process in Avast Mobile Security Premium.
Email provider | Setup | Instructions |
AOL | App-specific password (only needed if two-factor authentication is on) | AOL ▸ Create and manage third-party app passwords |
Comcast | App-specific password | Comcast ▸ How to Set Up Your Comcast Email Address with an Email Program |
GMX | Enable IMAP | GMX ▸ Activate or deactivate POP3 and IMAP |
Mail.ru | App-specific password | Mail.ru ▸ IMAP, SMTP и POP3 Mail.ru |
Seznam | App-specific password | Seznam ▸ IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
Web.de | Enable IMAP | Web.de ▸ Serverdaten für IMAP und SMTP |
Yahoo | App-specific password | Yahoo ▸ Generate and manage third-party app passwords |
Yandex | Enable IMAP App-specific password | Yandex ▸ Configuring desktop email clients |
If you already set up your email account to work with Email Guardian, then continue with the relevant screen below according to your email provider's requirements:
- App-specific password: Enter your app-specific password, then click Sign in.
- Email password: Enter your email password, then click Sign in.
Email Guardian is now monitoring the email account.
Remove an email account
To stop Email Guardian from monitoring an email account:
- Tap the Avast One icon on your device. The app opens.
- Tap Explore ▸ Email Guardian.
- Tap
⋮
More options (the three dots) ▸ Remove mailbox.
Your email account is now removed from Email Guardian and is no longer monitored for malicious or phishing emails.
Further recommendations
For more information about Email Guardian, refer to the following article:
- Avast Premium Security 24.x for Windows
- Avast Premium Security 15.x for Mac
- Avast Mobile Security Premium 24.x for Android
- Avast Mobile Security Premium 24.x for iOS
- Avast One 24.x for Windows
- Avast One 24.x for Mac
- Avast One 24.x for Android
- Avast One 24.x for iOS
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education
- Microsoft Windows 10 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education - 32 / 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 / Pro / Enterprise - 32 / 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8 / Pro / Enterprise - 32 / 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic / Home Premium / Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate - Service Pack 1 with Convenient Rollup Update, 32 / 64-bit
- Apple macOS 14.x (Sonoma)
- Apple macOS 13.x (Ventura)
- Apple macOS 12.x (Monterey)
- Apple macOS 11.x (Big Sur)
- Apple macOS 10.15.x (Catalina)
- Apple macOS 10.14.x (Mojave)
- Apple macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra)
- Google Android 8.0 (Oreo, API 26) or later
- Apple iOS 14.0 or later
- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Updated on: 02/06/2022