Outlook 2003 disappears

[Hurriken]

I just worked through a malware problem I had here. It seems to have screwed up Outlook. When I open it I get this warning.

Sorry about the bad crop job, I was in a hurry. If I click OK on that waring Outlook opens for 10-20 seconds and then closes very quickly. Where should I start? BTW, it looks like I have lost all of my emails but I am hoping to save my contacts.

 

[DelJo63]

That is a problem with Avast! - - not Outlook.
Suggest this sequence

1. uninstall Avast! & Reboot
2. open and test Outlook
3. now address getting a fresh copy of Avast!
4. and install it anew

 

[Hurriken]

Your right. I did what you said and Outlook started working again. I reinstalled Avast but the system is a little glitchy, I'm going to reboot again.

 

[Hurriken]

My outlook is dissapearing again but this time I am not getting the popup I posted when I opened this thread. Should I reinstall AVAST again?