Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh

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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. Flexible configuration options mean that Sophos Anti-Virus can make the most efficient use of workstation and network resources.

How it works

Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh has two components:

SWEEP provides on-demand virus checking of disks, server volumes, folders or individual files.
InterCheck provides local on-access virus checking.

Infected files can be deleted, moved or copied to a quarantine folder.

Infected documents can be disinfected.

Features

Is updated twelve times a year, and urgent interim updates can be downloaded from the Sophos website or requested to be sent by fax or email.
Easily detects polymorphic viruses using Sophos?s advanced Virus Description Language (VDL) and a built-in code emulator.
Features on-demand and on-access file checking.
Detects Macintosh and DOS/Windows viruses.
Detect and disinfects Microsoft Office macro viruses.
Scans inside encoded and archive files.
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.
Includes an extensive on-line virus information database.
Is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.
Protects WANs, LANs, portables and standalones.
Provides Sophos Anti-Virus for Macintosh workstations, DOS/Windows 3.1x, Windows 95/98/Me and NetWare and Windows NT or 2000 servers as part of a single licence.

Technical details

Product name	Sophos 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-access scanning	InterCheck technology provides local on-access scanning.
Updates	12 per year, sent by post at the beginning of each month, or available for download.
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 SWEEP 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 SWEEP at runtime; they can also be sent as faxed ASCII text.
System requirements	Macintosh OS 7.5 or above.

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