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Virus Information

• VirusScan 8.7i hotfix3 + AntiSpyware module (13 July 2010)
• DAT 5898 update fix for Issue with McAfee anti-virus software (22 April 2010)

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Free AntiVirus Software Available on CD-ROM

The University has a licence from Network Associates which allows it to distribute virus protection software to staff and students. This free software is available on CD-ROM for use on office computers, and personal computers belonging to current staff and students of the University. Please obtain one from the J. B. Priestley Library Welcome Desk. Copies will also be available for loan from all of the University libraries. In addition, we have a limited number of VirusScan CDs for Mac OSX. Please ask at the J. B. Priestley Library Welcome Desk.

If you are using a telephone dial-up internet connection we recommend that you use the CD-ROM as the downloads available below will take a considerable time to obtain. Broadband users should be able to download the software without problems.

Departmental computers should already have VirusScan installed on them by IT support staff and if you have queries regarding your office computer you should contact your departmental IT support, rather than downloading and installing any software.

AntiVirus software available for download

VirusScan is available on CDROM (see above), but is provided here for convenience. This new version offers improved protection from unwanted software and attacks by internet worms and malicious applications.

VirusScan will work on Windows 2000 / XP / Vista and 7. Installers are configured to download updates automatically, provided you have an internet connection. If you are running older versions of the software we recommend that you upgrade.

Please note: version 8.0 of VirusScan Enterprise stopped downloading updates as of February 2009. All computers on campus should be using version 8.5i of VirusScan Enterprise or higher, which does not suffer from this issue, however we are aware that a number of staff and students will have installed version 8 on their home computers. Please therefore download version 8.7i via the link below, or via the latest CDROM available from Reception.

A valid University username and password are required to download the VirusScan software.

Software	Platform	Operating System	Product	Instructions
Virus Protection (added 13 March 2012)	PC	Windows XP / Vista / 7	VirusScan 8.8 + AntiSpyware module (.exe file, 142MB)	Instructions for download
AntiSpyware (added 13 July 2010)	PC	Windows XP / 7	AntiSpyware module (.exe file, 266KB) Module to add AntiSpyware scanning to existing VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i.	Please note: Virus Scan Enterprise 8.7 must already be installed (see above). Click on the AntiSpyware Module link. Type in your University username and password when prompted and click OK. Click Run. If you get the security warning 'The publisher could not be verified', click Run. At the McAfee Antispyware installer screen, click Next. From the drop down list under Licence Expiry Type, select Perpetual. Read the terms of the licence agreement and then tick the box to accept them. Click OK. Click FINISH. To check if McAfee Antispyware is installed correctly: Right click on the McAfee icon in the notification bar. Left click on About... Scroll down and see McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise Module listed. Click OK.
Virus Disinfection Tool	PC	Windows 95 / 98 / Me / NT / 2000 / XP	Stinger (from McAfee)	The Stinger disinfection tool should be used if you think your PC is infected with a virus, but you do not currently have any virus protection software installed. Once you have run Stinger to clean your computer you should install the appropriate version of VirusScan to ensure continuing protection.
DAT 5898 update fix from McAfee (22 April 2010)	PC	Windows XP	SuperDAT Remediation Tool (.exe file)	From a machine that has Internet access, locate and download the SuperDAT Remediation Tool and save it to portable media. Take the portable media to each affected machine and run the tool. If you are not able to run the tool on the affected machine, boot in safe mode. Execute the SuperDAT Remediation Tool. Reboot in normal mode. Use the product update to update to 5959.
MAC Anti-Virus software	MAC		Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home edition	Go to the Sophos web site to get the software and instructions. Members of staff should contact the Learner Support Services Admin office - x3307).

Virus Information Links

• Network Associates AVERT Alerts provides information about major virus outbreaks and threat levels. This is useful for IT supporters in Academic departments who wish to keep themselves informed. It is less useful to general users.
• Network Associates Virus Information Library contains a canonical list of known virus and their threat levels. This can be useful when dealing with viruses because it gives details of how the virus propogates and how to remove the virus from an infected PC. It is extremely useful to IT support staff and may also be useful to individual users.
• Network Associates Anti-Virus Updates are available for download. If you have installed VirusScan either from the CDROM distributed by Learner Support Services or from the download above, updates will be downloaded and installed automatically. If you have an older installation of VirusScan the weekly updates can be downloaded from the Network Associates web site. Virex updates for Macintosh users are also available here.

Spyware Tools

Spyware (sometimes called malware) is unwanted software which may be installed on your computer without your knowledge. It may perform actions such as redirecting your web browser's search page or adding 'helpful' toolbars which track your activities on the internet, or more insidious behaviour. Not all spyware can be trapped by antivirus software so there exists a different type of cleansing application. Adaware and Spybot, the leading tools for removal of spyware are provided here for you to check your computer.

Platform	Operating System	Product
PC	Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP	AdAware 2008 Free (external site)
PC	Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP	Spybot Search and Destroy (external site)

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