Sophos To Replace Symantec Antivirus
Compare Broadcom (Symantec) vs Sophos based on verified reviews from real users in the Endpoint Protection Platforms market. In the last 12 months Broadcom (Symantec) has a rating of 4.4 stars with 76 reviews while Sophos has a rating of 4.6 stars with 149 reviews.
Sophos Antivirus will replace Symantec Antivirus on Tuesday, April 16 as part of OIT’s ongoing efforts to provide the campus community with the best possible technology experience. This change offers improved security and performance.
UNLV Computers
On computers managed by OIT, Symantec will be removed and replaced with Sophos automatically. Your system will restart as part of the normal update process, and there is nothing additional that you need to do.
- Sophos To Replace Symantec Antivirus Sophos Antivirus will replace Symantec Antivirus on Tuesday, April 16 as part of OIT’s ongoing efforts to provide the campus community with the best possible technology experience. This change offers improved security and performance.
- Sophos SafeGuard is rated 8.4, while Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Sophos SafeGuard writes 'An excellent endpoint solution.
For computers not managed by OIT, we have worked with technical administrators to assist with this change.
If additional information or assistance is needed to replace Symantec with Sophos, please contact the IT Help Desk.

Symantec Home Use
Symantec previously discontinued the free home use benefit. If you have previously installed Symantec, using the UNLV license, the software will continue to operate but will no longer receive virus updates.
Sophos Symantec Removal Tool

You may remove Symantec and replace it with a commercially available antivirus solution of your choice, many of which are free.
We appreciate your patience as we make these changes to improve desktop security. If you have any questions or experience any issues after the change, please contact the IT Help Desk for assistance.
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