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Sophos Anti-Virus - Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.8

Please call the IT Center at 275-2000 (5-2000) if you have any questions or experience any problems

**Please make sure that you have uninstalled any other antivirus programs before installing Sophos**

Download Installer Here > > > Mac OS X Antivirus Client Installer (Mac OS X 10.4-10.8)

Step 1: Download the client off the University's security webpage and it will automatically launch the installation package. If the installation doesn't automatically start, double click on the urOsx.dmg, which should be in your Downloads folder, and it will mount the image and show you the contents as shown below:

Double click on Sophos Anti-Virus.mpkg  to start the installation.  If you are installing on Mac OS X 10.8, control-click on Sophos Anti-Virus.mpkg and then select Open.  You will be prompted to open the installer - click 'Open'.

Step 2:  At the welcome screen click Continue.

Step 3:  Click Continue  at the Important Information screen.

Step 4:  Select your main Hard Drive and then click Continue.

Step 5:  At the Installation Type, just click Install. This will install Sophos onto your computer.

Step 6:  When the installation is complete you just click Close.

You will not need to restart your computer. After the installation is completed, you will see a grey shield in the OS X menu bar at the top of the screen showing that Sophos is up and running.  After the Sophos client retrieves configuration information from the server, it will check in with the server on an hourly basis to retrieve updates.