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Downloading and Installing Sophos Anti-Virus 8

anti-virus software for mac os x

Students

Students can download Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition directly from Sophos.

 

Faculty and Staff

Pre-installation (faculty & staff only)

  1. Print this page (or save it as a PDF) for reference.
  2. Download Sophos Anti-Virus to your Desktop. When prompted, enter your BC username and password. Save the Boston College Sophos 8 installation file to your desktop. Do not open the file at this time.
  3. Quit any open applications.

Note: You will need to remove any existing anti-virus software, such as Norton or McAfee, before installing the BC Sophos software. If you need assistance uninstalling your existing anti-virus software, please contact the Help Center at ext. 2-HELP (617-552-4357) or help.center@bc.edu.

note: This software should take no more than 5 minutes to install.

 

Installing Sophos Anti-Virus (faculty & staff only)

  1. Double-click the Boston College Sophos 8 installation file on your desktop.
  2. Double-click the Sophos Anti-Virus installation package, Boston College Sophos 8.
  3. When prompted that the “package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed, ” click Continue.
  4. Click Continue on the Introduction screen.
  5. Select your hard drive, then click Continue on the Destination Select screen to install the software on your hard drive.
  6. Click Install to install the software with default options.
  7. Enter your Mac username and password when prompted, then click OK.
  8. When is says "Install Succeeded," click Close.
  9. Restart your computer.

After installation (faculty & staff only)

  1. Reconnect your computer to the Internet.
  2. Drag the Boston College Sophos 8 and SAV OS X icons to the Trash.
  3. Click the Sophos shield icon in the menu bar and choose Update Now to immediately download and install the software's virus definitions.

NOTE: After the initial update, you do not need to take any special steps to make sure Sophos Anti-virus is up-to-date. Sophos Anti-virus for Mac OS X will update itself automatically.

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