A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook

Outlook will throw this warning when it does not detect any anti-virus software on your PC and when CompanionLink or any other 3rd party application tries to access Outlook. To stop this you can either install or update your anti-virus definitions, or disable this Outlook security measure all together. Depending on your Outlook versions, here's how.

Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016, and Office 365

Note Outlook must be running as an Administrator

1. Click File then Options
2. Click Trust Center then on Trust Center Settings
3. Select Programmatic Access
4. Last, click Never warn me about suspicious activity

• You might need to run Outlook in the Administrator mode to allow changes to this option. Right click the Outlook Icon and select Run As Administrator. Adjust the setting, then close and reopen Outlook Normally.

Outlook 2007

1. Click Tools then Options
2. Click Trust Center then on Trust Center Settings
3. Select Programmatic Access
4. Last, click Never warn me about suspicious activity

• You might need to run Outlook in the Administrator mode to allow changes to this option. Right click the Outlook Icon and select Run As Administrator. Adjust the setting, then close and reopen Outlook Normally.

Outlook 2003

This version of Outlook does not have the setting to disable this security measure. CompanionLink recommends installing or updating your anti-virus definitions to stop this message from appearing.