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Sophos Anti-Virus 7.1.0 (Mac)

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X, part of Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection, has been engineered to provide complex, multi-platform networks with totally reliable protection on Macintosh servers, desktops and laptops. Our powerful Sophos malware detection engine scans all entry points and also detects non-Mac viruses that could be...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Sophos Anti-Virus Virus Identity Files 4.36 (Windows)

Virus identity IDE files are produced to enable Sophos Anti-Virus to detect viruses which are not included in the current CD version. They are not a replacement for the regular monthly upgrades.

Tags: Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., Microsoft Windows, Identity, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-12-17

The anti-spyware market that never existed is officially dead

The anti-spyware market that never existed is officially deadWindows->WindowsSpyWare->Anti-ThisIsNotGood->Anti-OhThisIsReallyNotGoodI've had it. Switching to an alternate O/S now.... ;)RE: The anti-spyware market that never existed is officially deadI have always been confused about what protection exactly do I get with each strangely-named portion of the service.You are right, all those...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, anti-spyware

Discussion threads 2007-10-29

Sophos Anti-Virus 4.9 (Mac)

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X provides total protection against all known virus types. InterCheck technology keeps users safe by intercepting all files accessed and scanning them in real time. The Sophos Anti-Virus GUI allows users to scan files, folders and volumes on demand. Users can also use the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., InterCheck Technology, Sophos Anti-Virus GUI, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2007-10-22

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95/98/ME 4.5.10R2 (Windows)

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95/98/Me is virus detection and disinfection software for PCs running Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. It checks local hard disks, floppy disks and networks, internet downloads, email attachments and groupware for the presence of viruses. It operates in on-access, scheduled and on-demand modes. Its...

Tags: Antivirus, Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., Virus, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-02-28

Flaw found in Sophos antivirus

Flaw found in Sophos antivirusConspicuously absentI don't see my favorite, AVG, mentioned. Does this mean they found no flaws? Or perhaps they did not look.?

Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, flaw, Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus

Discussion threads 2005-07-28

Monitoring Your Network

This PowerPoint presentation explains how multiple security tools can be used to monitor a computer network. Covered tools include: WS_Ping_ProPack, XploiterStat Lite, Windows Event Viewer, Sophos Anti-Virus for NT, Sophos Anti-Virus ADMIN Tool, Software Firewalls, eTrust Intrusion Detection Sessionwall, 3Com Network Supervisor, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner, and Network Probe....

Tags: Network, Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., Monitoring, University Of Oxford, Tool, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking

Presentations 2003-06-24

Additional Resources

Phishers apply quality assurance, start validating credit card numbers

With the exact number of end users interacting with phishing emails by submitting bogus data still unknown, phishers are on the other hand continuing to apply basic quality assurance processes ensuring that they will be collecting only validated credit card details, and limiting the opportunity for researchers and end users...

Tags: QA, Credit Card, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-30

Will security firms detect police spyware?

Will security firms detect police spyware?Sophos says "It's crazy not to detect police spyware"Malicious code is malicious code. There's no reason why organisations targeted by "police spyware" could not write a variant of the e-bug for their own use. Before we know it, we'll all be spied on by every...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, malicious code, security, U.S Government, spyware, police spyware, govt, Sophos Plc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

Most security tools not quite ready for Vista

Most security tools not quite ready for VistaGee, I WONDER why?Do ya think it might have something to do with MICROSUCKS stalling and refusing to provide the proper Vista info. required for COMPETING security products, in violation of anti-trust laws?Gee, whodda thunk MICROSUCKS would continue to violate anti-trust laws -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), tool, domination, security tool, Avast, Sophos Plc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-30

New malware poses as WGA validation and notification

A new piece of very nasty malware has been recently discovered on spyware help forums, first here and again here. The file name is wgavn.exe and it creates a service named "Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Notification", as seen in this line in the HijackThis log. O23 - Service: Windows Genuine...

Tags: firewall, HijackThis

Blog posts 2006-06-29

Click Fraud

I find it ironic that advertisers are bitter about hackers’ use of bots and other tricky techniques to defraud them by clicking on either their banner ads or Google keywords. Where were the complaints when spammers promoted their products via mass mailings to millions of totally...

Tags: Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2006-06-15

Spyware pushers tricks of the trade or how to trash a machine with one bundle of spyware

I often hear questions asked about why do spyware pushers trash machines with their large bundles of garbage-ware and how do they do it. Last year I wrote about Spyware Tricks, including the money trail. Nearly all of the top 10 spyware tricks of 2005 involved affiliate's distributing spyware...

Tags: spyware, DollarRevenue

Blog posts 2006-05-30

Microsoft opens desktop search

Microsoft opens desktop searchPerhaps the Claria thing is for....Perhaps the idea to buy Claria is for this patent pending thing:http://www.claria.com/relevancyrank/"RelevancyRank is a patent pending technology that goes beyond automated link scoring methods to determine the most relevant web pages and documents based on user behavior when exposed to search results....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SEARCH, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Podcasts, eWeek, Microsoft Longhorn, desktop search, desktop, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-06-30

Windows for India, others won't run on faster chips

Windows for India, others won't run on faster chipsWe don't have all of these problems with Linux.You can run Linux on anything processor you want. The number of open programs is only limited by the ammount of memory and disk space. Networking, file sharing and printing are not limited with...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, chip, Micro$oft, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-05-12