Change in Licensing for Sophos

As of the 31st March Sophos is no longer available as a site license for UCL.

What do I need to do?

If you are currently using Sophos as an anti-virus product, you now need to uninstall Sophos and install F-Secure instead.

Previously Sophos was the only option for Mac users, however F-Secure now has a version for the Mac as well as a version for Windows and Linux.

How do I do this?

• Firstly, go to swdb.ucl.ac.uk and search for F-Secure. Download the version that is appropriate for your computer. You will need to make a note of the serial key to be able to activate it once it’s installed.
• At this point I would take my computer off the internet and reconnect it to the internet once F-Secure has been installed and is ready to update itself.
• Uninstall Sophos. When Sophos was installed it should have also installed a utility to uninstall itself.
• Install F-Secure.
• Make sure that F-Secure is up-to-date.
• Run a full computer scan.

Now that you have put a new anti-virus product on your computer, it’s important to regularly check that the software is being updated, and regularly scan your computer for malware.

There are some departments that will continue to use Sophos. If you are unsure if this includes your department, please speak to your departmental IT manager.