All students who use the BC network are required to use and maintain the McAfee anti-virus software supported by Boston College. Failure to comply will result in loss of network access. In addition, if a student's computer appears to be spreading a virus on the network, the computer's network access will be suspended.
If you are currently using non supported anti-virus software, such as Norton Home, you must uninstall it prior to installing the BC version of McAfee anti-virus software. For step-by-step instructions on uninstalling unsupported anti-virus software, and installing and maintaining McAfee anti-virus, go to www.bc.edu/virus.
All downloads on this page require you to login using your BC username and password.
Windows Software
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows Vista, XP, and 2000
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Keep your Windows Vista, XP, and 2000 system protected from thousands of viruses with McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i.  |  |
McAfee ePO
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ePO is software that allows ITS to push virus updates to your Windows computer when it is attached to the BC network. ePO is required for all students and recommended for all BC faculty and staff on the Boston College network using Windows XP, NT, or 2000. | |
McAfee DAT Updates for Windows
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This Installer provides you with a complete application that installs the virus-scanning engine and DAT files that your anti-virus software uses to detect and clean virus-infected files. | |
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i for Windows 7
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NOTE: At this time, Boston College is not recommending Windows 7. Learn more... Keep your Windows 7, system protected from thousands of viruses with McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i. This version of McAfee VirusScan is only for Windows 7. If you are using Windows Vista or earlier, you will need version 8.5i available above. |
Mac OS X Software
Sophos Anti-Virus |
Boston College recommends Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X (10.4-10.6) computers. Faculty and staff may install Sophos on their BC-owned Apple computers. Students may install Sophos on their personal Apple computers, but must remove it upon leaving BC. You will need to uninstall any other anti-virus programs you may already have, such as Norton or McAfee, before installing Sophos.
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Faculty and staff may download and install Sophos Anti-Virus on one home computer. Boston College recommends Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X (10.4-10.6) computers. You will need to uninstall any other anti-virus programs you may already have, such as Norton or McAfee, before installing Sophos.
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This software uninstalls McAfee Virex, McAfee VirusScan, and Sophos Anti-virus from Mac OS X computers.
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