Applies to: Sophos Home Premium (Windows) only Customers running Sophos Home are protected by its real-time features, which will detect and stop threats as they try to access their systems. However, if an infection is suspected, or after having cleared a threat, customers may run a manual scan to ensure the system is healthy again. […]
Category: Sophos for Windows
Running a full system scan on Windows (Sophos)
Applies to: Sophos Home for Windows Customers running Sophos Home are protected by its real-time features, which will detect and stop threats as they try to access their systems. However, if an infection is suspected, or after having cleared a threat, customers may run a manual scan to ensure the system is healthy again. Running a […]
Sophos Home – Windows security center integration
Applies to: Sophos Home for Windows Sophos Home is integrated with Windows Defender Security Center and will trigger actions needed in it when certain scenarios occur: 1) An update hasn’t been received for 7 days 2) On-Access protection is turned off Example of needed actions: What to do: Scenario 1) An update hasn’t been received for […]
Privacy Protection- Handling camera detections on Windows computers
Applies to: Sophos Home for Windows Privacy Protection is a Sophos Home Premium feature that protects against unwanted use of the webcam. When the camera is in use, Sophos Home notifies the user for awareness purposes, there will be no dashboard alert for these messages. Depending on the type of application, users may also be required […]
Finding Operating System Information on Windows and Mac (Sophos)
I have a Windows computer On your keyboard, press Windows key + R to open the Run window. Type msinfo32 then click OK.. The System Information window opens. This shows information about your computer including the operating system and the system type of your computer. I have a Mac From the Mac menu bar, click on the Apple icon. Select About This Mac. The About This […]