Sophos protects Microsoft Windows Vista.Sophos have announced a new version of Sophos Anti-Virus Sophos Anti-Virus is an anti-virus, anti-spyware and HIPS software program by Sophos plc, which is aimed primarily at corporate environments. Centralised management is performed via Sophos Enterprise Console. It is believed to be the Anti-Virus used by Gmail[1]. which fully supports the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Vista operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Sophos's proactive protection delivers businesses with a complete defense against viruses, spyware, adware and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, version 6.5 includes: Protection against viruses, spyware, adware and PUAs Application control, which allows businesses to set their own policies regarding whether user groups are allowed to run software such as IM clients, VoIP, peer-to-peer file sharing and distributed computing projects A list of distributed computing projects. Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC)
Behavioral Genotype Protection to guard against unknown threats High performance scanning with Decision Caching Central management and update features, using Enterprise Console Automatic updates against the latest threats every 10 minutes Customers using Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000/XP/2003, version 6.0 will be updated to support Vista automatically, without any user intervention. "While other security vendors aren't happy with how Vista has implemented its increased security, Sophos has been working closely with Microsoft and fully supports new functionality, such as Kernel Patch Protection Kernel Patch Protection (KPP), informally known as PatchGuard, is a feature of x64 editions of Microsoft Windows that prevents patching the kernel. It was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. (also known as PatchGuard)" said Richard Jacobs, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at Sophos. "Sophos Anti-Virus running on Vista provides unprecedented protection." www.sophos |
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