TechServices@Campbell

Anti-Virus Information

Viruses are a common problem to machines ranging from the mildly annoying image generators that flood the machine to the destructive agents that consume data and leave the hard drive a smoking (sometimes literally) wreck.  What is our response supposed to be?  Simple protection. 

Connecting to the internet without an anti-virus is the equivalent of jumping out of an airplane without checking your parachute.  Sure, it might open and you might land safely, or you might reach to pull that cord and find out that you've picked up someone's backpack with a few notebooks and a cooking pot, just like in the cartoons.  Then what do you do?  You lose everything. 

With computers, the end is the same.  Many cases of infections without anti-viruses intact leave the system requiring a system restore.  Restoring the system requires completely erasing the hard drive, so all of your documents, pictures, games, and everything else that is installed on your computer is erased.  The better method of protection is to just install an anti-virus.

All students are required to install Sophos Antivirus on any Windows-based personal computer before accessing or utilizing any part of the Campbell University Network.  The University has bought a Sophos Antivirus site license for all Main Campus students and it is available (at no additional cost to the student) for download here.  (These pages are protected.  Please check your Campbell email for username and password information.)  Please be sure to read the instructions for installation before beginning, to make sure that you have all of the information you need to proceed before beginning.

You must install THIS version of Sophos Antivirus if you wish to connect your machine to the Campbell University Network.  No other antivirus product is acceptable as a replacement for Sophos Antivirus Corporate Edition