How to download free version of AV for Linux?

Hi Avir,

Did you fill in the form from this page; https://secure2.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-linux/download.aspx ?

Regards,

Stephen

Thanks! I've tried submitting this form several times.

All the times it said something about additional verification or whatever. [:O]

I'm still unable to download this one poor Linux package. And I'm completely perplexed why downloading free/trial version for Windows or Mac doesn't require passing through all that export compliance checks while the version for Linux, the free version, needs all these extreme formalities. Does the version for Linux contain some secret military technologies which don't exist in the same version for Windows or Mac? [^o)]

So far ESET NOD32 or DrWeb for Linux are much more friendly for me as a customer. [Y]

Hi Jasmin

same issue like Avir's is for me. But I would give it a try. My reference number is #9914086
Otherwise I also switch to another AV Provider :-p

Thx & Regards
Alex

Hi Alexander Ullmann 

Thank you for the case number.

The case is with the customer care team currently. We'll keep an eye on the case for the resolution.

Hi Jasmin,

it's me again. How funny, I got an email from customer care but when replying to downloadcompliance@sophos.com I get the "not authorized to send to sender" error back :-)

Can you help here too?

Thanks

Alex

Hi Alexander Ullmann 

Could you please reply to the email sent by our customer care team they shall be able to help you with this issue if you are unable to download. 

What a great idea!

Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:

Sophos Support (downloadcompliance@sophos.com)
Your message can't be delivered because you do not have permissions to send to this email address. Ask the recipient’s e-mail administrator to grant you permissions and then try again. For more information about this issue see DSN code 5.7.1 in Exchange Online.

As you can see. It's NOT working!

Hi Alexander Ullmann 

Apologies but I meant to reply to the email that you have received from the engineer of our customer care team on the case that you have registered #9914086. 

I'm sorry. But this is the email the engineer sent from.

KR
Alex

Hi Alexander Ullmann 

I have sent few details to verify via PM. Could you please check and confirm?

Alexander Ullmann said:

Alex

In my view dealing with Sophos is waste of time. Unfortunately for people like you and me, not many antivirus vendors provide their solutions for Linux retail segment.

Fortunately (!) Dr.Web and ESET have fantastic products for Linux. They are not completely free but there is a way to purchase Dr.Web Security Space for 4y for ~19 USD. There are huge and very much legal discounts for ESET as well.

Jasmin said:

Once you have a license from Sophos, you'll have Sophos Central console to download the installer directly and that'll not have an export compliance form to be filled up. The same scenario is for Enterprise console as well because when you purchase any product from Sophos, this form is already filled by you while purchasing a license.

Downloading an installer from the website is basically for the trial license customers.

Whatever is needed, I never got anything. Like I wrote many times already, I have the account, I filed that form many times. Look, I might be even satisfied having a trial version of this software. Previously I reported that I tried Sophos for Windows and it turned to be way below my expectations. Maybe Sophos for Linux would end up with the same fate. But I will never know this. Hope springs eternal is not about Sophos. Thanks to all this bureaucracy, Sophos is a dead product for me. Sorry for being blunt.

But why am I saying this? Dr.Web or ESET do the job. Trying to get Sophos for Linux is waste of time. Period, end of discussion.

Jasmin said:

Once you have a license from Sophos, you'll have Sophos Central console to download the installer directly and that'll not have an export compliance form to be filled up. The same scenario is for Enterprise console as well because when you purchase any product from Sophos, this form is already filled by you while purchasing a license.

Downloading an installer from the website is basically for the trial license customers.

Whatever is needed, I never got anything. Like I wrote many times already, I have the account, I filed that form many times. Look, I might be even satisfied having a trial version of this software. Previously I reported that I tried Sophos for Windows and it turned to be way below my expectations. Maybe Sophos for Linux would end up with the same fate. But I will never know this. Hope springs eternal is not about Sophos. Thanks to all this bureaucracy, Sophos is a dead product for me. Sorry for being blunt.

But why am I saying this? Dr.Web or ESET do the job. Trying to get Sophos for Linux is waste of time. Period, end of discussion.

Hi Avir,

just because you've mentioned it so many times, I've to say Dr.Web for Linux is a nightmare.

We were Dr. Web partner for many years and used it als icap-server on our Linux firewalls.

Fortunately we'll never know how bad Sophos really is.