Anti-Virus
The UCSD Next Generation Network (NGN) project provides Sophos Anti-Virus Software at no charge to the UCSD community. The software can be installed onto home or on-campus computer workstations.
The Office of Educational Computing provides the free download of the Sophos Anti-Virus product for all our clients and supplies a Remote Update client to keep your computer up-to-date with the latest virus definitions.
If you decide to use your own anti-virus software package, we have included links to the most common anti-virus software companies' websites to obtain the latest virus definition files for your computer.
PROCESS:
- Remove any existing Anti-Virus software product from your computer before proceeding to install the Sophos Anti-Virus program.
- You will need your username and password to download the program from the EdCom server - as noted with the
symbol. The programs need to be protected by username and password to conform to UCSD licensing requirements. - Follow the instructions provided below, and download the program based on your computer operating system.
| DOWNLOAD PROGRAM | INSTRUCTIONS |
|---|---|
| Sophos Anti-Virus • Windows 2000 / XP / Vista  • Macintosh OS X |
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| Virus Definition Updates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Norton / Symantec  | McAfee | Trend Micro | |
