Sophos mac free download - Sophos Home, WinZip Mac, Avast Free Mac Security, and many more programs. Virus Sophos Anti-Virus 7.3.7 for Mac is free to download from our software library. The most popular version of Virus Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac is 7.3. The app's installation file is generally known as savosx73he.dmg. The program is categorized as Security Tools. This free software for Mac OS X was originally developed by Sophos Plc.
There was once a time when Mac OS X users enjoyed “security by obscurity.” Because of the much smaller number of Mac users in the world, hackers didn’t bother targeting Apple desktops and laptops. However, as Apple computers grow more popular than ever, those days are long gone, they’re an increasingly-enticing target for hackers.
In response to this growing threat, Sophos announced the release of Sophos Anti-Virus Free Home Edition for MAC OS X. Based on Sophos’s flagship security software, Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition for Mac OSx is available for consumers to download at no charge. Sophos Anti-Virus is a unique solution to the virus problem, providing true cross-platform protection in a single, fully integrated product.
Like paid antivirus solutions, Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition for Mac provides automatic on-access detection, running in the background – meaning Mac users are constantly protected against existing and new threats for Windows and Mac viruses, worms, spyware and Trojans. The free software also incorporates strong disinfection capabilities, capable of removing malware infections that may already be present on the Macintosh servers, desktops and laptops.
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- Protect both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs with single install
- Detect, quarantine and clean-up Mac and Windows viruses with award-winning virus protection
- Automatically guard against unknown threats with unique Behavioral Genotype® Protection
- Reduce system impact with high performance scanning performed on access and on demand
Easy to manage across mixed and all-Mac environments
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- Configure Mac protection centrally from the same console as Windows, Linux and UNIX protection
- Get instant visibility of security status, clean up infections, enable automatic email alerts, set scheduled updating and define scanning policies centrally
- Install anti-virus on all your Macs from a single Mac with Sophos Update Manager
- Get the latest protection with small frequent updates from SophosLabs™ that are automatically distributed across your network
Download Sophos FREE Anti-Virus For Mac OS X from here. Supports all Apple Mac hardware including iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro and the new MacBook Air. Supports Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Sophos antivirus software is one of the most well known and well respected anti-malware tools for the Mac. It’s distributed under the name Sophos Home to differentiate it from the company’s tools aimed at businesses and is available in free and premium versions. If you have downloaded it to try it out and no longer want it on your Mac, here’s how to remove it.
How to uninstall Sophos antivirus from your Mac
When you install Sophos Home on your Mac, it should also put an uninstaller on your boot drive. So the first step is to find that uninstaller.
- Press Command + Space or click on the Spotlight icon in the menu bar.
- Type ‘Remove Sophos Home’.
- When Spotlight finds it, select it and press Return.
- Click Continue when it launches.
- Type in your Mac admin user name and password.
- Wait for the uninstallation to complete and press Close.
If you use Sophos Home on other computers or think you might in the future, you should also remove your Mac from your Sophos Home dashboard.
- Log into your Sophos Home dashboard on a web browser.
- Choose the Mac from which you just uninstalled Sophos.
- Press Remove, then OK, when prompted.
Delete Sophos leftovers
Sometimes the uninstaller will return an error message, which can happen because of corrupted files or remains of files from previous Sophos installs or installations of other antivirus programs. In that case, Sophos advises running a script in Terminal to remove it. However, it also advises that this method should only be attempted by advanced users. Thankfully, there is another option for the rest of us.
If you can’t find the Sophos uninstaller on your Mac, and don't want to run a script, the other way to uninstall it quickly and easily is to use CleanMyMac X. The Uninstaller module in CleanMyMac X can uninstall any app, removing all the files and folders that are scattered around your system. It can also reset other misbehaving apps so they return to the state they were in when you first installed them. This is how it works.
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BTW, CleanMyMac X is notarized by Apple so it’s a perfectly safe app to use.
- Install the free version CleanMyMac X by downloading it and following the instructions.
- Launch it from your Applications folder.
- Choose the Uninstaller module from the list on the left.
- Locate the app you want to uninstall in the list in the main window.
- Check the box next to the app.
- Press Uninstall.
Remember, we said earlier that one of the reasons the Sophos uninstaller might fail is that there are remnants of previous installations still on your Mac. Well, CleanMyMac X can help there, too. It has a ‘Leftovers’ feature which tracks down files and folders that were left over when you removed apps previously. To see them, click on Leftovers in the middle window. You can then choose the leftovers you want to remove by selecting them and pressing Uninstall.
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Sophos Home is a popular antivirus app for the Mac. It has free and premium versions. However, there are several Mac anti-malware tools available and it may be that you no longer want Sophos on your Mac. If that’s the case, follow the steps above to uninstall it. And don’t forget to use CleanMyMac X to get rid of the remnants of files cluttering up your Mac.