Antivirus Software (Sophos)

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Summary

Sophos Home provides advanced, real-time protection against malware, ransomware, and hacking attempts for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices. It helps safeguard personal and academic data through antivirus protection, web security, and remote management tools.

Key features include:

  • Real-time antivirus protection against viruses, malware, Trojans, worms, bots, potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), and ransomware
  • Parental web filtering to control the content that can be accessed online
  • Web protection to block known malicious or compromised websites
  • Remote management to secure and monitor multiple devices from a simple web-based interface

Sophos Home is available for students and for Faculty/Staff use on personally owned devices only.

Access

Students and Personally Owned Computers

Students, Faculty, and Staff may download Sophos Home Commercial Edition for free by signing up with their University email address (@duq.edu): Sophos for Education

Note: access is tied to the user’s University account.

Requirements

  • A valid @duq.edu email address is required to register for Sophos Home Commercial Edition.
  • Sophos Home should not be installed on University-managed computers.
  • The Sophos subscription will expire if the user is no longer affiliated with the University, as access is linked to the @duq.edu account.

Support

University Support

For assistance, Faculty/Staff may contact Technology Support at 412-396-4357, help@duq.edu, or via chat at duq.edu/chat.

Vendor Support

For Sophos Home technical assistance, visit: https://support.sophos.com

Details

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Article ID: 578
Created
Mon 2/23/26 1:26 PM
Modified
Mon 2/23/26 1:27 PM