Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition is a free and slighter slimmed-down version of Sophos Anti Virus for Mac.
The latter was somewhat disappointing but this version is something of an improvement being less bloated and of course, with the added bonus that it's absolutely free. Sophos for Mac Home Edition is designed to protect your Mac from the latest viruses, Trojans, worms and malicious spyware.
It features an on-access scanner that provides constant real-time protection while consuming the minimum of system resources. In fact, it hardly consumes any CPU while it scans in the background which is a big improvement on Sophos Anti Virus for Mac. In addition, you don't need to restart your Mac after installation as is common with many anti-virus programs.
As soon as it is installed, it starts working immediately symbolized by the black Sophos shield in your menu bar. If you think you have viruses, you can scan your Mac manually. Just click the black shield and select Scan Local Drives. If a threat is found, click the black shield and select Open Quarantine Manager.
There are obviously some downsides to this free version. It doesn't provide network scanning for example and many of the advanced scanning options available in Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac are missing. It also slows your Mac down considerably - the sound of the fans whirring as it starts to scan and Sophos demands more of your Mac's resources.
Overall however, Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition is one of the better anti-virus solutions for Mac and it can't hurt to have a bit of a peace of mind.
We have analyzed the latest version of Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac with 30 antivirus engines and it is virus free. See analysis results.
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Zenoian
I originally made my major negative 'rave' on sophos on the 12th of April. I said, that I had deleted it from my system, and suddenly, I found my system being controlled by Sophos remotely. I... More
Zenoian
Sophos is not what they want you to believe. It is ruining my business, screwing up my mac.
I innocently downloaded it from their server two days ago, and did not like the user interface, and... More
Zenoian
I am running Sophos and I don't like the way it is configured. I have large drives, big programs, and the scans take HOURS, tying up my processor, while I wait. I left my house at 7PM, and... More
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