Personal Computer Security

We highly recommend having anti-virus and anti-malware software installed on your personal(non-SU) computer, and advise running virus and malware scans prior to downloading and installing other software. There are a wide variety of free and paid anti-virus and anti-malware software available for you to use.

• If you do not already have an anti-virus program:  Microsoft Security Essentials is available for Windows PCs, and BitDefender (available on the Apple Store) or either ClamXav or Sophos Anti-Virus (available for download) for the Macintosh.
• If you do not already have an anti-malware program: MalwareBytes is available for Windows PCs and Avast AntiVirus (download) or BitDefender (Apple Store) for Macintosh.

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