Hotmail smtp Starttls error on MT4?

Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone else uses smtp.live.com to send email from MT4? Used it fine for over a year or so, however the other day it gave up:

Mail: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first.

Are other users experiencing this? Has it gone the same way as gmail?

well it would appear it hasnt gone the same way a gmail; uninstalling Avira AV made it work again, maybe a dodgy update or something.