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Thunderbird freezes when I try to open email with an attachment

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danielowen
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When Thunderbird freezes it says not responding and I have to close program and start over without opening those emails with any type of attachment. I can only read emails without attachments.

When Thunderbird freezes it says not responding and I have to close program and start over without opening those emails with any type of attachment. I can only read emails without attachments.

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christ1
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What is your anti-virus software?

danielowen
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danielowen said

When Thunderbird freezes it says not responding and I have to close program and start over without opening those emails with any type of attachment. I can only read emails without attachments.
danielowen
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McAfee

christ1
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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Antivirus_Related_Performance_Issues#McAfee