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Sophos Multiple Issues of Concern

bernieesso

I am all about security for my computers and devices.  My questions and comments are:

I have Sophos set up on my  iMac to delete a threat when found.  But, when I see evidence that such a threat is found the identification of that threat with the name of the virus or  malware is not easily found.  Sophos should have some place where all "FINDS" of malware and dates found are shown and where the user can get to them easily.  

I recently had Sophos identify malware called mal/fakeAV-oy but my Google search says this is a PC virus.  What are the repercussions of this for a Mac user?  If this is a PC virus or malware, then what is Sophos doing but raising my anxiety levels?

What can I do to protect my  iPad while traveling.  Recently, my address book was apparently hacked when using a public WiFi. 

Thanks for any feedback on this.  Currently I am using Sophos on all my computers. 

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    Dear bernieesso,

    Apologies for the delay in answering this.

    Am I correct in assuming you are using the free version for Mac? In that case, I understand your point (obviously, the managed version would give you easier access to the information you're looking for).

    I couldn't really test to see what the logfile would say, except by downloading the EICAR virus. And in that case, I found that looking for the word "Threat:" would give me all lines where the virus appeared.

    You could do this either from the log window, or from a Terminal window using the grep command:

          grep "Threat:" "/Library/Logs/Sophos Anti-Virus.log"

    Let me know if that works out for you.

    Regarding the iPad, Sophos has only one solution, which is Sophos Mobile Control. But it merely enforces security on mobile devices such as the iPad, and there's nothing you can't do yourself. So no local firewall or anti-malware.

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    Dear bernieesso,

    Apologies for the delay in answering this.

    Am I correct in assuming you are using the free version for Mac? In that case, I understand your point (obviously, the managed version would give you easier access to the information you're looking for).

    I couldn't really test to see what the logfile would say, except by downloading the EICAR virus. And in that case, I found that looking for the word "Threat:" would give me all lines where the virus appeared.

    You could do this either from the log window, or from a Terminal window using the grep command:

          grep "Threat:" "/Library/Logs/Sophos Anti-Virus.log"

    Let me know if that works out for you.

    Regarding the iPad, Sophos has only one solution, which is Sophos Mobile Control. But it merely enforces security on mobile devices such as the iPad, and there's nothing you can't do yourself. So no local firewall or anti-malware.

    :38221
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