Installation of Sophos Anti-Virus on MAC OSX 10.4 or above

  1. Download and save the installation file

    ð     login HKU Portal http://hkuportal.hku.hk

    ð     click "Campus Information Services"

    ð     click "Central IT Services"

    ð     click the link "Download Sophos Anti-Virus"

    ð     click and download MAC OSX installation files "Sophos Anti-Virus" file 

  2. If previous version (i.e. version 4.X) of Sophos Anti-Virus had installed in the Mac, user must uninstall previous version by running Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support -> Sophos Anti-Virus and select "Remove Sophos Anti-Virus.pkg".  After remove the software, shut down and restart the Mac.

  3. Double click the Sophos installation file to decompress the installation files.  
  4. Double click "Sophos Anti-Virus.mpkg" to start the installation.
  5. Click the "Continue" button to go through all the processes with default setting.
  6. When you finish, the following screen will appear.  Click the "Close" button to close the screen.

  7. Reboot your MAC and follow the SAV Mac configuration procedure to setup update servers and virus scan setting.