Sophos Anti-Virus is software that detects and deals with threats such as viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, suspicious files, suspicious behavior, adware, PUAs, and rootkits. It can scan computers or networks for threats and controlled applications, check files and web pages for threats, alert users when threats or blocked devices are detected, clean up infected items, prevent adware and PUAs from running, and stop suspicious behavior.
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows version 7 is security software that detects viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, adware, PUAs and rootkits on Windows 2000 and later systems. It can be managed centrally via a management console and integrates with Cisco Network Admission Control.
The manual covers the user interface, on‑access and on‑demand scanning, right‑click scans, runtime behavior analysis, quarantine management, updating procedures, access‑rights configuration and troubleshooting steps.
| Supported operating systems | Windows 2000 and later |
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| Product version | 7.0.0 |
| Document date | August 2008 |
Right‑click the Sophos Anti‑Virus system tray icon and choose “Scan with Sophos Anti‑Virus”.
A blue shield means on‑access scanning is active and Sophos Anti‑Virus updated successfully last time.
Open the system tray icon menu and select “Update Sophos Anti‑Virus”.