If showing more than 24 hours, right click on the (Sophos icon) on bottom right corner of the taskbar and select Update now and let the update run.
For a demonstration of how to authorize programs that have been quarantined by Sophos, click here.To find out how to exclude files, folders or drives from a Sophos scans, click here. You don't have to scan everything on your computer.Details on how to deal with viruses and suspicious files are available at Sophos Virus Detection and Quarantine Actions.To find out how to schedule a regular scan at a particular time, click here.For directions on how to configure which drives to scan, click here.For a quick demonstration on scanning your computer, check out this screen shot.
The installation process involves the following:
Installationĭownload the Sophos Anti-Virus software package at the LBNL software website
The version of Sophos on the software download page is for Lab-owned systems. Sophos is available for Windows and Mac OS. We deploy Sophos to every Windows workstation that is a member of Windows Active Directory and also provide it to those not in Active Directory through our software download page. We have the option of creating a Linux distribution in the future (although we are not sure what advantage that will provide yet). Sophos has been licensed for 4,000 seats at Berkeley Lab, using a contract vehicle put together by the University of California.
Finally, in the registry editor, go to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Sophos\SAVService\TamperProtection and set the value at REG_DWORDto 0.Sophos is the Lab's recommended product for anti-virus protection.Next, in the registry editor, go to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config and set the following REG_DWORD values SAVEnabled and SEDEnabled to 0.In the registry editor, change to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos MCS Agent and set REG_DWORD Start to 0x00000004.Now you can click again on Start and then Ausführen.From the context menu, select Eigenschaften and then deactivate the service.Search for Sophos Anti-Virus Service and right-click on it.Click Start, then Ausführen and type services.msc.Start your Windows system in safe mode.How to disable tamper protection in the normal way is shown in this tutorial. This may be due to forgetting the password or deleting the computer from Sophos Central without first uninstalling the endpoint client from the computer. Important: This variant of uninstalling the Endpoint Client should be used only if there is no possibility to disable tamper protection in the normal way. In this article we will show you how to remove Sophos Central Endpoint Client from your Windows system, even though the tamper protection prevents it.