• Downloading the file
  • To download Sophos, click here.
  • You can also access the file from the St.Lawrence homepage>technology>anti-virus
  • Enter your SLU username and password in the verification box
  • Save the file somewhere convient.
• Install.
  
  • Double-click the file to download
    • It may look like nothing has happened, however, Sophos is being installed.
  • When Sophos has finished installing, a small blue shield will appear in the lower taskbar, near the clock                                                          
  • To open Sophos, right-click and select Open Sophos-Anti Virus

Scanning for Viruses Return to Top

• Full Computer Scan
  
  • A full computer scan will scan all the files on your computer
  • Simply open Sophos, and in the main window click scan my computer.
    • This can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 2 hours.
    • A report window will appear once the scan is complete.
• On-Access Scanning
  
  • On-access scanning can be used to scan individual files or folders
  • Right-click a file, and select, Scan with Sophos Anti-Virus
  • View the report
• Automatic Scanning
  
  • Sophos will automatically scan any file you download.
  • You can configure automatic scanning by clicking Configure>On-access scanning
    • Here, you can disable on-access scanning. You can also click read write to scan files everytime you open a file and everytime you rename a file
• Reading the scan report
  
  • Iteams Scanned:The number of files you scanned
  • Iteams Detected:How many infected files were found
  • Iteams Dealt With:How many of the infected files were automatically fixed
    • Note: Sophos will only automatically fix files if you have configured it to do so
  • Iteams sent to Quarantine:The number of infected files sent to the quarantine. (For more about the quarantine, see below

• To Quarantine a file means to get rid of the virus
• To access the Quarantine, click Quarantine in the report window, or click Manage Quarantine Iteams on the main Sophos window
• Your quarantine options are limited by the type of virus, and if you are the administrator of your computer
• The different options you have are:
  • Delete: This will delete the virus AND the file
  • Clean up: This will remove the virus and keep the file
  • Move: This will move the file from one location to another
  • Authorize:This will tells Sophos to ignore the virus in futur scans
• To perform one of the above actions, check the files you would like to select, and click Perform Action
  • Then click the action you would like to perform
• IMPORTANT: If you can Delete or Clean Up a file, it is safe to do so. If your only options are Move and Authorize, you may want to contact the IT HelpDesk.

• Updating
  • To update Sophos, right click the blue Sophos shield and select update now
    • Sophos will update automatically, however, so this is not always neccessary
• Configuring a Scan Schedule
  • To configure Sophos so that is scans on a schedule, click Set Up a New Scan on the Sophos main window                                                                
  • Name your new scan, and select the files you would like to scan
  • Click Schedule this scan
    • Click enable schedule, and select the day(s) and time you want the scan to run
    • Enter your computers username and password
    • Click Ok, and then save