How do I test my Sophos Antivirus?
Use the Sophos Web Security and Control Test Site by SophosLabs to test the Sophos web protection and web control functionality. Select the Malware option to test if web protection is operating correctly. This will display a blocked page and a balloon alert on the system tray.
Is Sophos AV a virus?
It appears the latest update of Sophos has a virus/malware in it.
Is Sophos AV safe?
Is Sophos Antivirus Software Safe? Sophos antivirus software is safe. However, Sophos Home Premium lacks several features that are considered standard or a step-up for most other antivirus software vendors such as a VPN, and identity theft monitoring of credit agencies, financial accounts, or dark web activity..
How Do I Know If Sophos is working?
Double-click on the Sophos icon on the system tray. This launches the Sophos Endpoint program. On the bottom right corner of the window, click on About. This displays the date and time when the software was last updated and the versions of the Sophos products currently installed.
Does Sophos scan web pages?
Sophos Web Protection provides enhanced protection against web threats. It includes the following features: Live URL filtering. Scanning of downloaded content.
How do I find the URL category in Sophos firewall?
If the URL is categorized under both a custom category and a default category, the name of the custom category is shown in the search result. To search a URL: Go to Diagnostics > URL category lookup. Enter the URL in Search URL.
Who owns Sophos?
Thoma Bravo
Sophos/Parent organizations
What is the latest Sophos Antivirus version?
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8. 10.810. Sophos AutoUpdate has been updated to 5.17. 243.
How do I allow a website through Sophos firewall?
Solution
- Sign in to Sophos Home dashboard.
- Select the computer where the website is blocked.
- Go to the Web filtering tab.
- Scroll down to Website Exceptions.
- Add the website domain to the field then press Enter on your keyboard.