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Protecting Macs with Endpoint Security and Control Anti-virus and anti-spyware protection for Macs

Sophos Endpoint Security and Control provides integrated cross-platform virus detection on Macintosh servers, desktops and laptops. Our powerful Sophos virus detection engine scans all entry points, and also detects non-Mac viruses that could be harbored on Mac computers.

New Now with support for Mac OS X 10.5

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac, version 4.9, released on 26 September 2007, fully supports the new version of OS X, version 10.5. Customers who update automatically from Sophos will already be running this version. Support for OS X 10.5 is also available in the current version of Sophos Update Manager.

Detect and clean-up with award-winning virus protection

Detects and disinfects viruses, spyware, Trojans, and worms, at every potential point of infection, ensuring full network protection on Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macintosh servers, desktops and laptops.

Sophos Anti-Virus is 100% Checkmark-certified for spyware detection. Integrated cross-platform virus detection means Windows viruses can be deleted and cleaned on a Mac OS X computer.

Detect zero-day threats before they execute

Unique Behavioral Genotype® Protection automatically guards against unknown threats by analyzing behavior before code executes, delivering the benefits of a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS).

Reduce complexity with a single, scalable console

Enterprise Console minimizes the time required to deploy, configure and monitor anti-virus and client firewall protection across tens of thousands of Windows, Mac, Linux and UNIX servers, desktops and laptops.

Protect all-Mac environments

Designed for all-Mac networks, Sophos Update Manager allows updating and configuration from a single Mac computer, enabling you to set scheduled updating, and to determine how scanning will be implemented on desktops and laptops. The software is a single install for both Intel-based and PowerPC-based computers. Sophos Update Manager fully support OS X 10.5.

Minimize system impact with high performance scanning

Scanning can be performed on access, on demand and automatically at scheduled times. Decision Caching™ technology means only those files that have changed are rescanned.

Update automatically

The latest software and virus detection updates are automatically downloaded from SophosLabs™, ensuring that all computers across the network, including remote MacBooks, are fully protected.

Industry-leading expertise 24/7

Our 24/7 customer support operation is highly acclaimed, while SophosLabs, our global network of threat analysis centers, provides a rapid response to emerging and evolving threats.