Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh
Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh is virus detection and disinfection software which can be installed on Macintosh workstations. It checks local hard disks, floppy disks and networks for the presence of Macintosh, macro and non-Macintosh viruses. It operates in on-access* and on-demand modes. Its unique architecture intelligently determines which files need to be virus checked, maximising user transparency and minimising performance overhead. Sophos Anti-Virus enables centralised installation, configuration, updating and reporting.
How it works
Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh offers on-access* and on-demand scanning, and ensures 100% virus detection.
Sophos' patented InterCheck technology optimises on-access* virus detection in networked environments. It uses a combination of virus scanning and checksumming to minimise the number of times each file needs to be virus checked, without compromising security.
Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh can be centrally installed on a server. After initial installation on individual workstations, Sophos Anti-Virus can be updated without visiting desktops and without requiring user intervention.
Features
- Detects Macintosh and DOS/Windows viruses.
- Detects and disinfects macro viruses, boot sector viruses and PE executable viruses.
- Easily detects polymorphic viruses using Sophos' advanced Virus Description Language (VDL) and a built-in code emulator.
- Scans inside encoded and archive files.
- Features an 'immediate mode' which allows checking on demand.
- Allows drag and drop virus checking.
- Includes automatic removable disk scanning.
- Provides automatic centralised reporting of every virus incident.
- Generates reports of all scans performed and viruses found.
- Provides automatic updating across a network.
- Is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.
- Protects WANs, LANs, portables and standalones.
- Includes 24x7x365 support as part of the licence.
- Is updated constantly.
Technical details
| Product name |
MSophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh. |
| Function |
Scanning individual workstations and file servers for known viruses. |
| Mode of operation |
A Graphical User Interface (GUI) version provides on-demand scanning; on-access scanning is provided by an Extension on compatible systems prior to OS X. |
| On-access scanning |
InterCheck technology provides local on-access scanning*. |
| Updates |
Continuous updates are available via the Sophos website for new viruses detected in the wild. In addition, full monthly updates are available for download. Sophos also sends full updates on CD to all customers at the beginning of each month. |
| Virus alerts |
Network managers can be automatically notified by Macintosh workstations. In addition, the local user can be alerted and an entry placed in the Sophos Anti-Virus log file and optionally in the report file. |
| Specification of items to be checked |
Individual files, recursive searching of subdirectories, individual disks and server volumes. |
| Specification of identities |
Between monthly updates, interim virus identities (.IDEs) for new in-the-wild viruses can be downloaded and added into Sophos Anti-Virus at run-time; they can also be sent as faxed ASCII text. |
| System requirements |
Macintosh OS 8.1 or above. |
* InterCheck on-access scanning is not yet available for MAC OS X.
