It’s been just less than a week since Sophos caused a stir in the security world by releasing a free anti-virus product for Mac home users.
Yes, free as in “properly free”. Not a trial version, or an eval, or something that would nag you repeatedly into purchasing a “pro” version – but really, truly free and fully featured.
Sophos Antivirus Mac Home Edition Download
Applies to the following Sophos products and versions Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition, Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X What to do The removal tool will work with all releases of Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac. To use the tool, follow the steps below: Download the Removal Tool for Sophos Anti-Virus. Sophos Home - Getting started guide, General FAQ, Additional steps for Sophos Home installations on MacOS 10.15 Catalina, Sophos Home for MacOS shows that this device is vulnerable, Contacting Sophos Home Support, Collecting logs for support analysis using SDU.
And the response has been terrific – with the number of people downloading Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition exceeding our expectations, the product being named a “Staff Pick” on Apple Downloads (and making the number one position in its Networking & Security section).
Now the folks at SecureMac have published the first extensive review of our free Mac anti-virus product, including a test against Mac-specific malware.
I’m delighted to report that Sophos’s free Mac product receives a solid thumbs-up, and is awarded “5/5 across the board” in the review.
Sophos Free Download
So, if you’re still dithering about whether you should run an anti-virus on your Mac at home, then do read the review… and then download our free Mac anti-virus. 🙂