The Problem:
Starting around May 27, I started getting daily popups on TB saying:
"Thunderbird can't update to the latest version. Download a fresh copy and we'll help yo… (lees meer)
The Problem:
Starting around May 27, I started getting daily popups on TB saying:
"Thunderbird can't update to the latest version. Download a fresh copy and we'll help you to install it."
I Installed TB v. 91.10, but the daily popups continued, so I just kept closing the popup.
Around July 1, I downloaded and installed TB 102.0.
However, after this, about 1/4 of incoming mail in all inbox folders have corrupted messages, either:
- missing the header entirely (but the Message List Pane still shows the Subject, Correspondents, and Date),
- has header from another incoming message,
- displays message body as html text,
- merges two messages into one message body,
- missing message entirely,
- or combinations of the above.
When I check webmail with Firefox, all emails appear normal.
Still getting the "TB can't update..." popups daily.
Attempted Diagnostics & Fixes, so far:
After each fix I have to wait a day to see if new emails are affected and if I get the same "TB can't update" popup. Some dates are approximate.
- June 6th, changed two Gmail POP3 logins to OAUTH to agree with Google's "less secure apps" policy.
- TB Repair Folder (removes corrupted messages from Inbox, but does not re-download them from the server, I have to check them via webmail)
- June 20th, Compact Folders
- Archive Folders (thousands of emails)
- TB Troubleshoot Mode (restarts without extensions, though I have no extensions installed)
- Run Malwarebytes scan (clean)
- Turned off Avast Mail Shield
- Created Avast scan exception for TB profile folder, thunderbird.net & aus.thunderbird.net
- July 1st, installed TB 102.0 (see "The Problem" above)
- July 5th, uninstalled Avast Free (complete removal with Avast Clear), and reinstalled
- July 6th, ran Tweaking.com Windows Repair (All steps: Power Reset, Reboot Safe Mode, Repair Reparse Points, Repair Environment Variables, Check File System, System File Check)
- Copied profile folder, then deleted all MSF files in Mail folder so TB would re-index. [I missed the ones in the IMAP Mail folder on this 1st attempt.]
- Update to TB 102.1
- Uninstalled TB (Windows/remove program), deleted all MSF files in profile again (including IMAP Mail folder this time), and installed 102.1
- Jul.7th, the day after running Tweaking.com Windows Repair when I started up, Avast "secured" four threats and moved three of them into Quarantine:
- c:\windows\syswow64\sto.exe
- c:\windows\syswow64\fflhd.dll
- c:\windows\syswow64\server.exe
(All for process: c:\program files (x86)\MySQL\bin\mysqld-nt.exe)
Submitted to Avast for further analysis.
- The fourth item said it was "successfully repaired": C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Server.exe [L] Win32:Parite [Inf] (0)
- July 8th, disabled two POP OAUTH GMail accounts, and added new IMAP accounts
- July 9th, removed two POP Gmail accounts, uninstalled TB (remove program), deleted all MSF files in profile, installed TB 102.1
- July 10th, deleted appdata/local/thunderbird/profiles/xyz.default, restarted TB
- July 11th, Avast "secured" three new threats and moved them into Quarantine:
- c:\windows\syswow64\sto.exe (For process: c:\program files (x86)\MySQL\bin\mysqld-nt.exe)
- c:\windows\syswow64\fvznj.dll (For process: c:\program files (x86)\MySQL\bin\mysqld-nt.exe)
- c:\windows\syswow64\sto.exe (For process: PID 8560)
Corrupt inbox messages (about 1/4) & "TB can't update" popups continue.
My System:
- Windows 10 Home, up to date
- TB has no extensions or themes installed
- running on an older AMD laptop that has always run TB without issue
- Avast Free AV
THANK YOU
Many thanks to the awesome volunteers who have posted so much helpful advice over the years.
I hope you will be able to work this one out too, please.
Thank you very much.