Windows Instructions:
- Supports Windows XP,
Vista*, 7
- You must first
completely uninstall and remove other virus software, like Norton,
MacAfee, Symantec, or Trend. This can be done using the “Programs
and Features” item in the Windows Vista/7 Control Panel or
"Add or Remove Programs" in the Windows XP Control Panel.
Pre-existing or current versions of Sophos can
remain as they will be auto removed during installation. If you are
having difficulty removing a Symantec product, try their
removal tool.
- Some viruses have been
known to disable one's ability to install anti-virus software. If your
PC is infected you must first remove the virus either manually or with
tools. If you are unsure as to how this is done you best contact OIT Desktop Support for
assistance in the removal of the virus.
- To download this
software you will need to use your Williams College username and
password to authenticate.
- To watch the progress
of the installation just right click on the blue shield near your system
clock and choose “View updating status”
- The installer is
automated and requires no user intervention.
- The shield will remain
solid blue when the installation is complete and the option to
“Open Sophos Endpoint Security and
Control” will be bold when you right click on the blue shield.
* Vista
Home Basic excluded. We do not own, use or recommend this
particular flavor of Vista. We suggest the use of Microsoft
Security Essentials (for Vista/7 - 32 bit only) as
it is free and is a SafeConnect
(“Impulse”) recognized alternative.
Some Vista users
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If you see the error: “Sophos error
3057:There was an unexpected error while attempting to create, repair or
delete a user account”, you must do the following prior to installing Sophos Anti Virus on Vista:
1.
Click the Start button and in the Start Search
field, type regedit. Press Enter.
2. Expand
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3. Right
Click on SOFTWARE and select Permissions
4. Click
Add and add your user name (the current user) to the list of Allowed Users.
5. Grant the current user Full Permissions
and click OK.
6. Run
the Sophos installer.
- This product and the
efforts outlined below are intended for use on Williams College owned
workstations and should not be used for personal, profitable use on
non-college owned systems.
- The package is updated
hourly and contains all that is needed to perform command line scans
with Sophos Anti-Virus. It can be run in the
Windows 32/64 bit environment.
- Download this zip and use
7Zip to extract its contents to the
root level of your hard disk, c:\.
- If using PE then you
should move the extracted directory to a USB thumb drive. Have that
drive and the infected hard disk drive connected and mounted on a host
PC prior to booting from your PE media.
- Use these recommended
parameters, where c: is the drive to be scanned (change this to reflect
the target drive letter, three times in our example below).
- Boot sector of target
drive will be scanned. Infected files that can be detected and disinfected, will be. Viruses will be removed. This
example excludes the cache directory of a data backup application.
- Review your log file
when complete and take necessary actions. Infected system files that are
removed may cause a system to become unbootable. These files should be
replaced with the equivalents from an identical, non-infected system.
- This information is
also located in a readme.txt file in the archive.
sav32cli.exe
-mac -nc -extensive -di -dn -p=c:\savclilog.txt -pua -suspicious -remove -mbr -bs=c c: –exclude livebackup*
parameters
explained (* is enabled by default, precede - n negates):
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-h
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displays
help and exits (more parameters listed)
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-sc
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[*]
: Scan dynamically compressed executables
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-extensive
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[
] : Scan complete contents of files
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-di
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[
] : Disinfect infected items
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-s
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[*]
: Run silently (do not list files swept)
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-c
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[*]
: Ask for confirmation before disinfection/deletion
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-b
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[*]
: Sound bell on virus detection
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-rec
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[*]
: Do recursive scan
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-p=<file>
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:
Write to logfile <file> in default encoding
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-pua
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[
] : Scan for adware/PUAs
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-suspicious
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[
] : Scan for suspicious files
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-mbr
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[
] : Scan master boot records on all hard disks
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-bs=X,...
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[
] : Scan boot sector of each drive listed
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-mac
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[
] : Scan for Macintosh viruses
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Free Windows alternatives
-
Microsoft Security
Essentials
XP
(32bit)
Vista/7
(32 bit)
Vista/7
(64 bit)
Stay Informed:
-
Fake
AV – what is it?
-
Safe
web browsing – top ten myths
-
Threatsaurus - the a-z of computer and data security
threats
-
Safety tips
– great “how to” advice
-
Virus timeline
– a little history of the computer virus
Please
visit the OIT Virus Center
for additional information.
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