Anti-virus_removal
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Before you begin to install the University provided Sophos Anti-virus program, it is best to remove your existing anti-virus program(s) from your machine. The following general instructions will assist you in accomplishing this task:
- Click on the Start Menu
- Select Contol Panel or Settings then Control Panel
- Select Add/Remove Programs (It may take a little time to populate the programs list)
- Click on existing Anti-virus programs from the list
- Once you click on the program name the remove button will appear
- Click on remove and follow any additional instructions to remove the program
Program names you should be looking for to remove: Norton, McAfee, Trend-Micro, AVG, Live Update, Windows One Care, Nod32, Kaspersy, Panda to name a few.
Click here for the Norton Anti-virus removal tool.
Click here for the McAfee Anti-virus removal tool.
Return to Sophos installation page.
If you require assistance you may bring your machine to the Technology Help Center in Ross Hall and have one of our technicians help you with the process.
