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Anti-spyware

Spyware is software that collects and sends information from your computer to the publisher of the spyware. The information collected can be as benign as the web pages you visit and as malicious as your credit card numbers.

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AVG Antivirus
  • Virus Protection at Hamilton College AVG Antivirus Policy Note: Hamilton College requires all existing and all incoming students to install Anti-Virus software on their personal computers by the end of the second week of classes each semester. Failure to do so can result in the loss of connectivity to the Hamilton College network until up-to-date Anti-virus software is installed. Anti-virus software (AVG for Windows and Sophos &  iAntivirus for Macintosh) is provided free to all students. Other anti-virus products may be substituted for Hamilton supported Anti-Virus as long as they are kept current. Student Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 12/5/2011) AVG for Windows Sophos Home Edition or iAntivirus for Mac (ITS recommended for Students only) The ITS Help Desk at x4181 will provide full support for the above Anti-virus software starting 5/13/2011. Employee Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 2/23/2011) Macintosh Instructions (OS 10.4 & higher) (Employees) Windows XP/Vista/7 Instructions (off-campus) (Employees) If you have changed your Hamilton password and use Sophos on your home computer please use the following documenation to allow Sophos to update on your computer. How to change your password in Sophos (Windows & Mac) Sophos Users Manual Sophos  - Windows (Endpoint Security) Sophos  - Mac Sophos Anti-virus is free to employees for use on college-owned computers and for use on their home computers (for as long as they are employed by the college). Please be advised that this is a licensed software product. You will be asked to provide proper identification before you are allowed to obtain this software. If you prefer to have ITS assist you in installing Sophos on your office computer, please contact the ITS Help Desk at x4181.
Anti-spyware
  • E-mail and Spam Anti-spyware Topics covered on this page What is SPAM? SPAM and Identity Theft What is Hamilton doing about SPAM? What do I need to do?   What is SPAM? Unsolicited "junk" e-mail sent to large numbers of people to promote products or services. The majority of spam is simply advertising. Some spam, however, is highly suspicious in nature and can expose users to threats such as viruses, spyware, and identity theft. Back to top SPAM and Identity Theft Spam is becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for scam artists to commit identity theft by tricking the recipients into supplying personal information such as credit card numbers or online passwords. This type of spam is called "Phishing." Phishing attacks work by the scam artist sending 'spoofed' e-mail messages that appear to come from an online company that you do business with such as a bank, credit company, online payment service, E-bay, ISP, etc.; businesses that require users to have a personal information for their accounts. The e-mail message will ask you to verify or update your account details by replying to the message, entering the information in a pop-up window, or following a link in the message. The fraudulent messages will often contain the company logo and official-looking formatting that mirrors formatting on the company's real website. If the message contains a link, that link usually points to a fake website that also looks like the company's real website. These messages will often have a sense of urgency and somewhat threatening tone, saying that your account will be suspended or deleted if you do not verify/update within a short timeframe. How to protect yourself: Never respond to e-mail messages that request personal information. Legitimate companies will never ask for personal information over e-mail. When they do correspond with customers via e-mail, they generally send personalized messages that refer to you by your full name, whereas phishers do not. Even if you think the e-mail may be legitimate, do not respond to it. Contact the company directly. Never click on a link in an unsolicited e-mail message. Phishers will often include links to webpages that look authentic with addresses that also look authentic. There are several ways that this can be faked. If you want to log into your online account, go to the company's website by typing its address into the address bar and log in directly. Never e-mail personal or financial information. E-mail is not a secure medium for transmitting sensitive information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide personal and/or financial information through an organization's website, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock in the browser's status bar or a URL that begins with https:// (note the 's' for 'secure' in 'https'). Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons. Report phishing attempts. If you receive an e-mail that has any of the following above, select the e-mail and click the Report Spam icon. For more information on removing spam forever from your account, please click here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6602 Back to top   What is Hamilton doing about SPAM? Hamilton's mail server is now powered by Google which has an automated spam filter. Although HillConnect will pick up most phishing attempts and remove them from your inbox, you may still receive spam e-mails. You can easily remove these from your inbox by clicking the Report Spam icon. The more spam e-mails you mark as spam, the better job Google's system can do in removing future spam e-mails from your inbox. Click the links below for more information from Google below http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6602 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190737&topic=1669056 Back to top   What do I need to do? Follow the guidelines listed above on how to protect yourself from identity theft. Back to top
  • Keep Your Computer Healthy and Safe Anti-spyware Ten Ways to Keep Your Computer Healthy and Your Files and Information Safe and Secure How to keep your computer running fast and free of viruses, spyware, and hackers.   1. Use hard to guess passwords Hard to guess passwords have eight or more characters, and include a mix of numbers, lower case letters, capital letters, and special characters.  Do not use words that can be found in the dictionary or common names, and do NOT use your name!   2. Always be suspicious of unexpected e-mail and attachments. Do not open email attachments you are not expecting, even if they are from someone you know.  Viruses from your friend's computer can send themselves to you!   3. Regularly download security updates. Security updates and patches for your operating system and other software will keep your information hidden from hackers. (Windows/MacIntosh)   4. Understand the risks associated with file sharing. Programs to share music/movies make your computer vulnerable and open to attack!  Be sure to never give access to your computer through file sharing programs.   5. Use a firewall. A firewall is the first step in keeping your computer hidden from intruders.  (Windows/MacIntosh)   6. Use anti-virus software. Be sure to keep it up-to-date and to scan for viruses daily.  See the ITS virus support webpage for details.   7. Use anti-spyware software. Keep your anti-spyware programs updated and scan your computer daily.  Do your best to avoid spyware by not clicking on suspicious links or popup windows.  See the ITS spyware/adware support webpage for details.   8. Protect your computer before heading home for breaks. Make sure you are up-to-date with your anti-virus software and operating system.  When home, be sure to practice careful internet browsing.   9. Back-up your important files. Save your important files in your SSS or ESS folder.  This ensures that your files will be available in the event of a hard drive crash or other unexpected event.(Windows/MacIntosh)   10. Turn off your computer when not in use. Turning off your computer is the safest thing to do when it is not in use.  It prevents hackers from gaining entry to your computer, it keeps your computer from overheating, and it saves energy to boot!
  • Spyware and Adware Anti-spyware  Topics covered. What is spyware? How is spyware different from adware? Are cookies considered spyware? How to avoid spyware How to detect and remove spyware   What is spyware? Spyware is software that is installed on your computer without your permission. It often tags along with free software you have downloaded or comes from "infected" web sites and/or links. The most common source of spyware is file sharing software (Kazaa, Blubster, etc.). Even innocent free programs (e.g. Comet Cursor) will come with spyware. In fact, it is best to assume that if the software is free, it comes with spyware attached. Its purpose is to report your browsing habits (web sites you've visited) to the publisher of the spyware software. They use this information to present you with pop-ups when you are browsing the Web. Sometimes the information gathered is also used to send you spam. Spyware can interfere with your network connection, slow down the performance of your computer and prevent legitimate software (such as Internet Explorer) from working properly. Back to top How is spyware different from adware? Spyware and Adware are essentially the same thing. The primary difference is that adware is used to pop-up ads that are meant to be meaningful to you, whereas spyware may pop-up ads that are offensive or have nothing to do with your interests. Both are annoying and can overwhelm your browser with pop-ups. Adware typically does not insert itself into your computer operating system as thoroughly as spyware. Back to top Are cookies considered spyware? Cookies are used in a manner similar to adware and spyware. They report information about you back to the publisher of the cookie. Many, many web sites use cookies. Respectable sites, such as Amazon.com, use cookies responsibly. They only store information directly related to the use of their web pages. For example, it is used to suggest products based on your past purchases. Other sites gather more information than they should. Cookies can safely be deleted and are usually recreated when you revisit the site (sometimes you will have to login to the site before the cookie is reset). Internet Explorer includes a button in its "options" window that allows you to quickly remove all cookies. Back to top How to avoid spyware Do not click on banners that appear at the top of web pages even if they look like a fun game, they say you are a winner or they are going to help you correct a potential problem on your computer (your clock is wrong, you have spyware, etc.). Do not download free software. If you must use free software, be as selective as possible and only install that which is completely necessary. Use trustworthy web sites. Do not click on AIM or MSN profile links unless you are absolutely certain they are real. Ask your friend if they know the link is there before you click on it. Do not follow links in spam e-mail messages. They often take you to sites that install spyware on your computer. Music/file sharing is illegal. It is also a pipeline to spyware, viruses and hackers. Is it worth it? Back to top How to detect and remove spyware ITS is currently suggesting students use AVG Antivirus for Windows computers. Click here for installation instructions:  https://my.hamilton.edu/information-technology-services/resource-center/installing-avg-anti-virus. For Macintosh computers, the ITS recommends iAntivirus or Sophos Home Edition. Click here for installation instructions: http://my.hamilton.edu/information-technology-services/resource-center/sophos-home-edition-for-mac Removing spyware may sometimes disable the software with which it came.  In some cases the spyware cannot be removed until the free software it came with is also removed. Back to top
  • Virus Protection at Hamilton College Anti-spyware Policy Note: Hamilton College requires all existing and all incoming students to install Anti-Virus software on their personal computers by the end of the second week of classes each semester. Failure to do so can result in the loss of connectivity to the Hamilton College network until up-to-date Anti-virus software is installed. Anti-virus software (AVG for Windows and Sophos &  iAntivirus for Macintosh) is provided free to all students. Other anti-virus products may be substituted for Hamilton supported Anti-Virus as long as they are kept current. Student Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 12/5/2011) AVG for Windows Sophos Home Edition or iAntivirus for Mac (ITS recommended for Students only) The ITS Help Desk at x4181 will provide full support for the above Anti-virus software starting 5/13/2011. Employee Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 2/23/2011) Macintosh Instructions (OS 10.4 & higher) (Employees) Windows XP/Vista/7 Instructions (off-campus) (Employees) If you have changed your Hamilton password and use Sophos on your home computer please use the following documenation to allow Sophos to update on your computer. How to change your password in Sophos (Windows & Mac) Sophos Users Manual Sophos  - Windows (Endpoint Security) Sophos  - Mac Sophos Anti-virus is free to employees for use on college-owned computers and for use on their home computers (for as long as they are employed by the college). Please be advised that this is a licensed software product. You will be asked to provide proper identification before you are allowed to obtain this software. If you prefer to have ITS assist you in installing Sophos on your office computer, please contact the ITS Help Desk at x4181.
Antivirus
  • Keep Your Computer Healthy and Safe Antivirus Ten Ways to Keep Your Computer Healthy and Your Files and Information Safe and Secure How to keep your computer running fast and free of viruses, spyware, and hackers.   1. Use hard to guess passwords Hard to guess passwords have eight or more characters, and include a mix of numbers, lower case letters, capital letters, and special characters.  Do not use words that can be found in the dictionary or common names, and do NOT use your name!   2. Always be suspicious of unexpected e-mail and attachments. Do not open email attachments you are not expecting, even if they are from someone you know.  Viruses from your friend's computer can send themselves to you!   3. Regularly download security updates. Security updates and patches for your operating system and other software will keep your information hidden from hackers. (Windows/MacIntosh)   4. Understand the risks associated with file sharing. Programs to share music/movies make your computer vulnerable and open to attack!  Be sure to never give access to your computer through file sharing programs.   5. Use a firewall. A firewall is the first step in keeping your computer hidden from intruders.  (Windows/MacIntosh)   6. Use anti-virus software. Be sure to keep it up-to-date and to scan for viruses daily.  See the ITS virus support webpage for details.   7. Use anti-spyware software. Keep your anti-spyware programs updated and scan your computer daily.  Do your best to avoid spyware by not clicking on suspicious links or popup windows.  See the ITS spyware/adware support webpage for details.   8. Protect your computer before heading home for breaks. Make sure you are up-to-date with your anti-virus software and operating system.  When home, be sure to practice careful internet browsing.   9. Back-up your important files. Save your important files in your SSS or ESS folder.  This ensures that your files will be available in the event of a hard drive crash or other unexpected event.(Windows/MacIntosh)   10. Turn off your computer when not in use. Turning off your computer is the safest thing to do when it is not in use.  It prevents hackers from gaining entry to your computer, it keeps your computer from overheating, and it saves energy to boot!
  • Spyware and Adware Antivirus  Topics covered. What is spyware? How is spyware different from adware? Are cookies considered spyware? How to avoid spyware How to detect and remove spyware   What is spyware? Spyware is software that is installed on your computer without your permission. It often tags along with free software you have downloaded or comes from "infected" web sites and/or links. The most common source of spyware is file sharing software (Kazaa, Blubster, etc.). Even innocent free programs (e.g. Comet Cursor) will come with spyware. In fact, it is best to assume that if the software is free, it comes with spyware attached. Its purpose is to report your browsing habits (web sites you've visited) to the publisher of the spyware software. They use this information to present you with pop-ups when you are browsing the Web. Sometimes the information gathered is also used to send you spam. Spyware can interfere with your network connection, slow down the performance of your computer and prevent legitimate software (such as Internet Explorer) from working properly. Back to top How is spyware different from adware? Spyware and Adware are essentially the same thing. The primary difference is that adware is used to pop-up ads that are meant to be meaningful to you, whereas spyware may pop-up ads that are offensive or have nothing to do with your interests. Both are annoying and can overwhelm your browser with pop-ups. Adware typically does not insert itself into your computer operating system as thoroughly as spyware. Back to top Are cookies considered spyware? Cookies are used in a manner similar to adware and spyware. They report information about you back to the publisher of the cookie. Many, many web sites use cookies. Respectable sites, such as Amazon.com, use cookies responsibly. They only store information directly related to the use of their web pages. For example, it is used to suggest products based on your past purchases. Other sites gather more information than they should. Cookies can safely be deleted and are usually recreated when you revisit the site (sometimes you will have to login to the site before the cookie is reset). Internet Explorer includes a button in its "options" window that allows you to quickly remove all cookies. Back to top How to avoid spyware Do not click on banners that appear at the top of web pages even if they look like a fun game, they say you are a winner or they are going to help you correct a potential problem on your computer (your clock is wrong, you have spyware, etc.). Do not download free software. If you must use free software, be as selective as possible and only install that which is completely necessary. Use trustworthy web sites. Do not click on AIM or MSN profile links unless you are absolutely certain they are real. Ask your friend if they know the link is there before you click on it. Do not follow links in spam e-mail messages. They often take you to sites that install spyware on your computer. Music/file sharing is illegal. It is also a pipeline to spyware, viruses and hackers. Is it worth it? Back to top How to detect and remove spyware ITS is currently suggesting students use AVG Antivirus for Windows computers. Click here for installation instructions:  https://my.hamilton.edu/information-technology-services/resource-center/installing-avg-anti-virus. For Macintosh computers, the ITS recommends iAntivirus or Sophos Home Edition. Click here for installation instructions: http://my.hamilton.edu/information-technology-services/resource-center/sophos-home-edition-for-mac Removing spyware may sometimes disable the software with which it came.  In some cases the spyware cannot be removed until the free software it came with is also removed. Back to top
  • Virus Protection at Hamilton College Antivirus Policy Note: Hamilton College requires all existing and all incoming students to install Anti-Virus software on their personal computers by the end of the second week of classes each semester. Failure to do so can result in the loss of connectivity to the Hamilton College network until up-to-date Anti-virus software is installed. Anti-virus software (AVG for Windows and Sophos &  iAntivirus for Macintosh) is provided free to all students. Other anti-virus products may be substituted for Hamilton supported Anti-Virus as long as they are kept current. Student Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 12/5/2011) AVG for Windows Sophos Home Edition or iAntivirus for Mac (ITS recommended for Students only) The ITS Help Desk at x4181 will provide full support for the above Anti-virus software starting 5/13/2011. Employee Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 2/23/2011) Macintosh Instructions (OS 10.4 & higher) (Employees) Windows XP/Vista/7 Instructions (off-campus) (Employees) If you have changed your Hamilton password and use Sophos on your home computer please use the following documenation to allow Sophos to update on your computer. How to change your password in Sophos (Windows & Mac) Sophos Users Manual Sophos  - Windows (Endpoint Security) Sophos  - Mac Sophos Anti-virus is free to employees for use on college-owned computers and for use on their home computers (for as long as they are employed by the college). Please be advised that this is a licensed software product. You will be asked to provide proper identification before you are allowed to obtain this software. If you prefer to have ITS assist you in installing Sophos on your office computer, please contact the ITS Help Desk at x4181.
Email
  • E-mail and Spam Email Topics covered on this page What is SPAM? SPAM and Identity Theft What is Hamilton doing about SPAM? What do I need to do?   What is SPAM? Unsolicited "junk" e-mail sent to large numbers of people to promote products or services. The majority of spam is simply advertising. Some spam, however, is highly suspicious in nature and can expose users to threats such as viruses, spyware, and identity theft. Back to top SPAM and Identity Theft Spam is becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for scam artists to commit identity theft by tricking the recipients into supplying personal information such as credit card numbers or online passwords. This type of spam is called "Phishing." Phishing attacks work by the scam artist sending 'spoofed' e-mail messages that appear to come from an online company that you do business with such as a bank, credit company, online payment service, E-bay, ISP, etc.; businesses that require users to have a personal information for their accounts. The e-mail message will ask you to verify or update your account details by replying to the message, entering the information in a pop-up window, or following a link in the message. The fraudulent messages will often contain the company logo and official-looking formatting that mirrors formatting on the company's real website. If the message contains a link, that link usually points to a fake website that also looks like the company's real website. These messages will often have a sense of urgency and somewhat threatening tone, saying that your account will be suspended or deleted if you do not verify/update within a short timeframe. How to protect yourself: Never respond to e-mail messages that request personal information. Legitimate companies will never ask for personal information over e-mail. When they do correspond with customers via e-mail, they generally send personalized messages that refer to you by your full name, whereas phishers do not. Even if you think the e-mail may be legitimate, do not respond to it. Contact the company directly. Never click on a link in an unsolicited e-mail message. Phishers will often include links to webpages that look authentic with addresses that also look authentic. There are several ways that this can be faked. If you want to log into your online account, go to the company's website by typing its address into the address bar and log in directly. Never e-mail personal or financial information. E-mail is not a secure medium for transmitting sensitive information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide personal and/or financial information through an organization's website, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock in the browser's status bar or a URL that begins with https:// (note the 's' for 'secure' in 'https'). Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons. Report phishing attempts. If you receive an e-mail that has any of the following above, select the e-mail and click the Report Spam icon. For more information on removing spam forever from your account, please click here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6602 Back to top   What is Hamilton doing about SPAM? Hamilton's mail server is now powered by Google which has an automated spam filter. Although HillConnect will pick up most phishing attempts and remove them from your inbox, you may still receive spam e-mails. You can easily remove these from your inbox by clicking the Report Spam icon. The more spam e-mails you mark as spam, the better job Google's system can do in removing future spam e-mails from your inbox. Click the links below for more information from Google below http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6602 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190737&topic=1669056 Back to top   What do I need to do? Follow the guidelines listed above on how to protect yourself from identity theft. Back to top
HillConnect
  • E-mail and Spam HillConnect Topics covered on this page What is SPAM? SPAM and Identity Theft What is Hamilton doing about SPAM? What do I need to do?   What is SPAM? Unsolicited "junk" e-mail sent to large numbers of people to promote products or services. The majority of spam is simply advertising. Some spam, however, is highly suspicious in nature and can expose users to threats such as viruses, spyware, and identity theft. Back to top SPAM and Identity Theft Spam is becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for scam artists to commit identity theft by tricking the recipients into supplying personal information such as credit card numbers or online passwords. This type of spam is called "Phishing." Phishing attacks work by the scam artist sending 'spoofed' e-mail messages that appear to come from an online company that you do business with such as a bank, credit company, online payment service, E-bay, ISP, etc.; businesses that require users to have a personal information for their accounts. The e-mail message will ask you to verify or update your account details by replying to the message, entering the information in a pop-up window, or following a link in the message. The fraudulent messages will often contain the company logo and official-looking formatting that mirrors formatting on the company's real website. If the message contains a link, that link usually points to a fake website that also looks like the company's real website. These messages will often have a sense of urgency and somewhat threatening tone, saying that your account will be suspended or deleted if you do not verify/update within a short timeframe. How to protect yourself: Never respond to e-mail messages that request personal information. Legitimate companies will never ask for personal information over e-mail. When they do correspond with customers via e-mail, they generally send personalized messages that refer to you by your full name, whereas phishers do not. Even if you think the e-mail may be legitimate, do not respond to it. Contact the company directly. Never click on a link in an unsolicited e-mail message. Phishers will often include links to webpages that look authentic with addresses that also look authentic. There are several ways that this can be faked. If you want to log into your online account, go to the company's website by typing its address into the address bar and log in directly. Never e-mail personal or financial information. E-mail is not a secure medium for transmitting sensitive information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide personal and/or financial information through an organization's website, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock in the browser's status bar or a URL that begins with https:// (note the 's' for 'secure' in 'https'). Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons. Report phishing attempts. If you receive an e-mail that has any of the following above, select the e-mail and click the Report Spam icon. For more information on removing spam forever from your account, please click here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6602 Back to top   What is Hamilton doing about SPAM? Hamilton's mail server is now powered by Google which has an automated spam filter. Although HillConnect will pick up most phishing attempts and remove them from your inbox, you may still receive spam e-mails. You can easily remove these from your inbox by clicking the Report Spam icon. The more spam e-mails you mark as spam, the better job Google's system can do in removing future spam e-mails from your inbox. Click the links below for more information from Google below http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6602 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190737&topic=1669056 Back to top   What do I need to do? Follow the guidelines listed above on how to protect yourself from identity theft. Back to top
Sophos
  • Virus Protection at Hamilton College Sophos Policy Note: Hamilton College requires all existing and all incoming students to install Anti-Virus software on their personal computers by the end of the second week of classes each semester. Failure to do so can result in the loss of connectivity to the Hamilton College network until up-to-date Anti-virus software is installed. Anti-virus software (AVG for Windows and Sophos &  iAntivirus for Macintosh) is provided free to all students. Other anti-virus products may be substituted for Hamilton supported Anti-Virus as long as they are kept current. Student Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 12/5/2011) AVG for Windows Sophos Home Edition or iAntivirus for Mac (ITS recommended for Students only) The ITS Help Desk at x4181 will provide full support for the above Anti-virus software starting 5/13/2011. Employee Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 2/23/2011) Macintosh Instructions (OS 10.4 & higher) (Employees) Windows XP/Vista/7 Instructions (off-campus) (Employees) If you have changed your Hamilton password and use Sophos on your home computer please use the following documenation to allow Sophos to update on your computer. How to change your password in Sophos (Windows & Mac) Sophos Users Manual Sophos  - Windows (Endpoint Security) Sophos  - Mac Sophos Anti-virus is free to employees for use on college-owned computers and for use on their home computers (for as long as they are employed by the college). Please be advised that this is a licensed software product. You will be asked to provide proper identification before you are allowed to obtain this software. If you prefer to have ITS assist you in installing Sophos on your office computer, please contact the ITS Help Desk at x4181.
iAntivirus
  • Virus Protection at Hamilton College iAntivirus Policy Note: Hamilton College requires all existing and all incoming students to install Anti-Virus software on their personal computers by the end of the second week of classes each semester. Failure to do so can result in the loss of connectivity to the Hamilton College network until up-to-date Anti-virus software is installed. Anti-virus software (AVG for Windows and Sophos &  iAntivirus for Macintosh) is provided free to all students. Other anti-virus products may be substituted for Hamilton supported Anti-Virus as long as they are kept current. Student Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 12/5/2011) AVG for Windows Sophos Home Edition or iAntivirus for Mac (ITS recommended for Students only) The ITS Help Desk at x4181 will provide full support for the above Anti-virus software starting 5/13/2011. Employee Anti-virus Installation Instructions: (updated 2/23/2011) Macintosh Instructions (OS 10.4 & higher) (Employees) Windows XP/Vista/7 Instructions (off-campus) (Employees) If you have changed your Hamilton password and use Sophos on your home computer please use the following documenation to allow Sophos to update on your computer. How to change your password in Sophos (Windows & Mac) Sophos Users Manual Sophos  - Windows (Endpoint Security) Sophos  - Mac Sophos Anti-virus is free to employees for use on college-owned computers and for use on their home computers (for as long as they are employed by the college). Please be advised that this is a licensed software product. You will be asked to provide proper identification before you are allowed to obtain this software. If you prefer to have ITS assist you in installing Sophos on your office computer, please contact the ITS Help Desk at x4181.
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