Hello Bill,
We completely understand your concern.
If you have the incoming emails scanning option enabled then AVG will automatically scan the emails.
You can also setup the email scanner for Thunderbird and you should know the SMPT and POP3 details.
If you have those details then please http://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?urlname=How-to-set-up-AVG-email-scanner-for-Gmail to setup the email scanner.
This article will have the Gmail steps so you have to edit the settings accordingly.
Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance.
how do I change AVG's settings to scan e-mails received through Thunderbird?
Hello Bill,
We completely understand your concern.
If you have the incoming emails scanning option enabled then AVG will automatically scan the emails.
You can also setup the email scanner for Thunderbird and you should know the SMPT and POP3 details.
If you have those details then please http://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?urlname=How-to-set-up-AVG-email-scanner-for-Gmail to setup the email scanner.
This article will have the Gmail steps so you have to edit the settings accordingly.
Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance.