Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X
Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection
Overview:
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X provides 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 harbored on Mac computers. Users will appreciate the Mac look and feel of the
intuitive graphical user interface.
Key Benefits
- Protects Intel and Power PC-based Macintosh computers against known and unknown threats
- Detects and disinfects viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware in real time and on demand
- Enables scalable, central configuration and monitoring alongside Sophos Anti-Virus on Windows computers
- Cleans Windows viruses in a non-Windows environment
- Detects viruses in compressed attachments, including recursive archives
- Reduces scanning overheads by intelligently recognizing uninfectable file types
- Enables on-access and on-demand scanning exclusions for files, folders and wildcards
- Provides automatic centralized reporting of every virus incident
- Updates efficiently across a network or direct from Sophos for offsite computers
- Receives small (about 5 KB) updates that have a minimal impact on system resources
- Updates without impacting end user productivity.
- Updates automatically with the latest protection from SophosLabs™ — a global network of threat analysis centers
- Includes 24x7x365 support for the duration of the license and one-on-one assistance
Features & Benefits:
Award-winning multi-threat protection in one product
- Sophos Anti-Virus detects, reports and disinfects viruses, spyware, Trojans, and worms, at every potential point of infection, ensuring full network protection on Intelbased and PowerPC-based Macintosh servers, desktops and laptops.
- A range of technologies including Dynamic Code Analysis™, pattern matching, emulation and heuristics automatically check for malicious code.
- Sophos Anti-Virus is 100% Checkmark-certified for spyware detection. Integrated cross-platform virus detection means Windows viruses can be deleted and cleaned on a Mac OS X computer.
- Unlike other vendors, Sophos delivers enhanced protection against unknown threats using patented behavioral analysis. Behavioral Genotype® Protection analyzes the behavior of a file before it executes, automatically guarding against unknown threats. This means that even Windows and other non-Mac files stored on a Mac can be analyzed without needing to be run.
- Genotype® virus detection technology protects against families of viruses even before specific detection is available.
Scalable, centralized control
- Designed for all-Mac networks, Sophos Update Manager allows updating and configuration from a single Mac computer, enabling you to set scheduled updating, and to determine how scanning will be implemented on desktops and laptops.
- As a universal binary, Sophos Update Manager is a single install for both Intel-based and PowerPC-based computers.
- Comprehensive messaging functions in Sophos Enterprise Console™ alert administrators when updates have been deployed, giving them all the information they need to monitor and control the software effectively. Administrators and users are also notified if any viruses are found.
- Sophos Anti-Virus uses the SMTP client in Mac OS X to send alert messages. By using the SMTP client, virus alerts for remote computers are queued until they reconnect to the network, ensuring that no alerts are lost.
- Using Sophos Enterprise Console on a Windows computer, you can centrally configure and manage all your Windows, Linux and Mac computers from a single point.
High-performance scanning and rapid updates
- Scanning can be performed on access, on demand and automatically at scheduled times. Decision Caching™ technology ensures that only those files that have changed are rescanned, which results in increased scanning performance without compromising protection.
- Sophos Anti-Virus provides immediate scanning of volumes, directories and individual files via a graphical or command-line interface.
- The latest software and virus detection updates are automatically downloaded from SophosLabs, or from the corporate web site using Sophos AutoUpdate™, ensuring that all computers across the network, including remote MacBooks, are fully protected.
Industry-leading expertise
- Every Sophos customer receives superior 24x7 technical support from our in-house global support experts, as standard with every license.
- Our global network of skilled researchers and analysts at SophosLabs use pioneering detection technology to provide rapid response to new and emerging threats, including malware, phishing and spam.
Languages available
- English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
System requirements:
Operating systems supported
- Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6/10.7
Sophos Enterprise Console
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows 2000 Server SP3+
- Windows 2000 Server SP4+
Hardware
- Intel-based Macs (32-bit and 64-bit)
- PowerPC-based Macs
Disk space
- Minimum: 150 MB
Recommended memory
- 256 MB
Languages supported
- English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese
