sophos8osx2013.dmg
) is a special type of file called a disk image. Depending on the method you use to download the file, it may automatically mount a disk image called Sophos 8.x for OS X 10.4+
or similar on your Mac desktop and open it automatically.Downloads
) folder and double-click on it to mount the image.Sophos Anti-Virus OS X 10.4+
containing a file called Sophos Anti-Virus.mpkg
..pkg
rather than .mpkg
.Continue
to acknowledge that you wish to run the Sophos installer. The main Sophos Anti-Virus installer window will appear.Continue
again to proceed with the installation (the version of Sophos you see may be more recent than that shown in the figure below).Continue
. The licence agreement will then be displayed.Continue
and you will be asked whether you agree to the terms of the agreement. If you do, click on Agree
to continue with the installation.Install
to start the installation.Continue
and then the following final screen.Close
to close the installation window. If Sophos wasn't installed before you should now see a shield in the menu bar (top right of the screen). The shield may initially be grey but after just a few moments should turn black to indicate that Sophos is now protecting your computer.Allow
to enable (note: blocked extensions will only show in this list for 30 minutes, they will re-appear the next time Sophos attempts to loads the extension). [Update Now]
.[Update Now]
button is greyed out and the shield has changed to show a moving arrow, an update may already be in progress.[Show AutoUpdate Menu]
.shield
on the menu bar and select [Show AutoUpdate Window]
.shield
on the menu bar and choosing [Update Now]
. You will see a window showing the progress of the update. The progress window is not displayed when Sophos updates automatically.[Open Sophos Anti-Virus Preferences...]
.On-access Scanning
.Stop Scanning
button (not recommended).[Inside archives and compressed files]
and [Files on network volumes]
. Enabling these options will mean that Sophos checks more files for malware, but may slow down the checking./Users/Shared/Infected
. This gives you the chance to inspect any infected files, attempt to disinfect them, and if that fails to try and recover data from them before deleting them from your system. If you prefer to delete any infected files immediately then choose the Delete infected files
option but we would recommend that you don't configure on-access scanning this way as occasionally it could lead to legitimate files being deleted by accident.Logging
to view or change the log settings and on Messaging
to control the way that Sophos alerts you about malware. Normally you should not need to alter any of these settings. If you want to view the log file you can do this from the Logging
window by clicking on View Log...
.[Open Sophos Anti-Virus...]
from the menu. You can also open Sophos Anti-Virus from the Applications
folder.Scan Now
.[Preferences...]
from the [Sophos Anti-Virus]
menu.On-demand Scanning
to view the options for on-demand scans. Before you can make any changes to the configuration the padlock in the bottom left of the screen needs to be open. If it isn't, click on the padlock and enter your password when prompted.[Clean up infected files]
. If you choose this setting, a further setting will appear allowing you to choose what to do if cleanup fails./Users/Shared/Infected
. We generally don't recommend setting either of the settings When a threat is found
and If cleanup fails
to Delete infected files
as on rare occasions Sophos may delete a legitimate file. It is better to simply move the files which would allow you to retrieve them later if necessary.Custom Scans
to expand the window.