Sophos Home Updated. Need Your Feedback!

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by Alex_Sophos, May 23, 2016.

  1. avman1995

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  2. chabbo

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    Yes cos u get free trist of the premium protection for 30 days if you dont want it then its free
     
  3. avman1995

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    Oh wow didn't realise that.... Good stuff thankyou for the information
     
  4. ance

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    I see, Sophos free scareware premium ... However, I don't like it: It's the fattest bloatware I've ever tested. :(
     
  5. Pat MacKnife

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    I haven't seen any bloatware in Sophos home free , only when you install it, they give you an offer for premium and thats it ... no more popups.
    Its nice and clean.
    People say Avast/AVG , Avira free security and Kaspersky is bloatware because of too many options and popups, Sophos isn't like that.
     
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  6. ance

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    You are right, it's not full of bells and whistles but performance is really bad. Windows Defender is a rocket compared to Sophos.
     
  7. misterman2100

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    It's premium for 30 days and then downgrades to the free version.
     
  8. Bunkhouse Buck

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    I quit using nine other AVs because of the popups> with the exception being WD and Sophos Home Premium. Sophos is as fast on four of my computers as anything including the alleged speed of Panda. Clean easy to use interface with a central cloud-based console to control settings.
     
  9. Pat MacKnife

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    There is a new version out : 3.3.1 for Sophos Home free & premium.

    @Bunkhouse Buck Sophos free is also a good one, about just as good like Bitdefender free.
     
  10. Bunkhouse Buck

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    The pop-ups in the vast majority of AVs are absurd. Sure they might tell some things to novices, but to experienced users, they are almost insulting. I have licenses to about 11 and all but two are totally annoying as I see it.

    I only use WD and Sophos because of it and I am glad every day that I am not disturbed and interrupted. Plus I got a deal for $29.99 for a year for 10 devices from Sophos!
     
  11. monkeylove

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    Will it stil be the same price the following year?
     
  12. misterman2100

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    How'd you get that sweet deal?
     
  13. Bunkhouse Buck

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    Sophos Home Windows 3.4.0 (July 14, 2021)
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    Sophos Home Mac 10.0.4a3 (June 8, 2021)
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  15. scip

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    i have a question
    when i try to install sophos home it wants to uninstall hitman pro alert ?
    do i have the same functions with sophos home premium because its from the same company ?
    and what is with my hitman pro alert license then ?

    greets
     
  16. moredhelfinland

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    Sophos just released "2021 and Beyond" Cybersecurity report.
    https://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/pdfs/whitepaper/sophos-it-security-team-2021-beyond.pdf
    Interesting reading, especially for Sweden. Mebbe Sweden is top 3, because here in Finland, we route most of the traffic through Sweden.
    Or it might be Sweden's military industries etc...
     
  17. eleven031199

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    I hope sophos home premium can be combined with a powerful firewall and most important add chinese language.
     
  18. proll

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    +1
     
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    Sophos Home Mac 10.1.4 (September 22, 2021)
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  20. Pat MacKnife

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    Sophos Home Free Discontinued

    • Sophos has made a business decision to change its Sophos Home Free option to a 30-day free trial for Sophos Home Premium. After 30-days, the free trial license will end, and users may purchase Sophos Home Premium on a subscription basis
    • Pricing for Sophos Home Premium is $59.99 (MSRP), currently available with a 25% first-year discount at $44.99 for a one-year subscription, for up to 10 PC and Mac devices; pricing may vary based on seasonal promotions
    • All existing Sophos Home Free accounts (that switched to Free before November 11th 2021), worldwide will retain their Sophos Home Free license with all of the existing features, including protection for up to three PC and/or Mac devices
    • Sophos is committed to providing consumers with ongoing premium-level cybersecurity features and updates, including ransomware and other malware protection, malware scans and clean-ups, privacy protection, real-time antivirus protection, parental web filtering, and much more
    • With the cyberthreat landscape constantly changing and an increase in cybercrime-as-a-service, it is important that consumers have advanced cybersecurity solutions on their home devices
    https://support.home.sophos.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407680922644-Sophos-Home-your-license-has-expired
     
  21. SouthPark

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    First BitDefender, now Sophos. I wonder which one will be next.
     
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    Sophos Home Windows 4.0.1 (February 22, 2022)
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    Sophos Home Mac 10.3.1 (February 22, 2022)
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    Sophos Home Mac 10.0.4a7 (February 22, 2022)
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  23. cavehomme

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    Could someone please verify whether the issue of automatic and irrecoverable deletion of files incorrectly deemed as malware has been resolved yet?

    I sadly had to uninstall Sophos Home Premium last month after it started to do a deep scan and misidentified as malware several important bank transactions screenshots I had saved as html files in my archive. It "fixed" them all by deleting them automatically without placing them in quarantine for me to review and decide whether to recover or proceed to delete. This is not an "advanced" function, this is a basic 101 antivirus function. I could not risk more deletions so I unfortunately had to uninstall.

    I recall reading that some other people had experienced similar issues a couple of years ago. Has it been addressed in this release? If not, when will it be resolved by ?
    Thank you.
     
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