Version 2.5 of Sophos Antivirus was released in October 2007. There is no replacement to the retail product, but the latest software version can be downloaded following installation and registration directly with Sophos.
Award-winning anti-virus protection for Windows and Macs
Stops viruses, Trojans, spyware and adware
Installs quickly and is easy to use
Includes 24/7 support
Powerful anti-virus protection Award-winning anti-virus security for your Windows and Mac file servers, computers, and laptops.
Easy to set up and use - Sophos Control Center centralizes installation, configuration, updates and cleanup of malware and PUAs. At-a-glance threat summaries for Windows and Macs across your whole network makes management simpler.
Protects automatically, and fast - Rapid automatic updates direct from SophosLabs require no user intervention, and happen as frequently as every hour. You get up-to-date protection that doesn't slow down your system.
Inclusive 24/7 support - Expert help is available when you need it, with unlimited 24-hour telephone, email and online technical support. Automatic updates and product upgrades are also included in your license cost.
Features
Sophos Anti-Virus - Complete defense against viruses, spyware, adware and PUAs across the widest range of platforms of any vendor. Sophos Anti-Virus is 100% Checkmark-certified for spyware detection.
Sophos AutoUpdate - The smallest, fastest protection is automatically distributed at pre-set times or on-demand. Failsafe updating and bandwidth throttling ensures remote laptop users stay protected.
Centralized cleanup - Computers can be completely disinfected in a single operation. Unwanted registry entries, running processes, and even files on disk are removed.
Proactively protect against known and unknown threats - Behavioral GenotpyeŽ protection identifies malicious code and blocks it before execution, giving the benefits of a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS).
High performance scanning - Scanning can be performed on access, on demand and automatically at scheduled times. Decision Caching technology means only those files that have changed are rescanned.
System Requirements for Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business 2.5 10 User 1 Year
Platforms supported ** - Windows 98 SE/Me*, 2000/2003, XP Home and Pro; Mac OS X 10.2 and higher*
Disk space - Windows 98 SE/Me, 2000/2003, Windows XP Home and Pro: 90 MB; Mac OS X 10.2 and higher: 70 MB
Memory - Windows 98 SE/Me: Recommended RAM 64 MB; Windows 2000/2003, XP Home and Pro: Recommended RAM 256 MB; Mac OS X 10.2 and higher: Minimum RAM 128 MB
Server computer (Including Sophos Control Center) - Windows 2000/2003/XP Pro, Small Business Server 2003: 1 GB free disk space, minimum RAM 256 MB
Email server - Exchange 2000/2003, Windows 2000/2003/XP Pro: 140 MB free disk space, mimimum RAM 256 MB
Languages supported - Anti-virus and firewall: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese; Email security: English and Japanese
* Adware and PUA detection is not available on these platforms
** Sophos Client Firewall can be run on Windows 2000 Pro/XP Home and Pro only
