New anti-virus software coming soon
At the beginning of August, the statewide contract for the anti-virus software Sophos ended. As a result, University of Konstanz computers have stopped getting software updates.
concluding a statewide framework contract. The University of Konstanz has now concluded its own negotiations for a new anti-virus product, and the Communication, Information, Media Centre (KIM) is preparing for the roll-out.
For cost-cutting reasons, the new software will only be available for work computers belonging to the university. These next steps are recommended:
- For centrally administered work computers, e.g. for the university administration, all the necessary changes will be made by the corresponding KIM team.
- For all other work computers, please uninstall Sophos and activate a different anti-virus system instead (e.g. Microsoft Defender (details below)). The new anti-virus product will be available soon.
- Unfortunately, the university can no longer provide anti-virus software for students' computers. In this case as well, please uninstall Sophos and use a different anti-virus system instead (e.g. Microsoft Defender (details below)).
For the commonly used Windows platform, Microsoft Defender provides a free and adequate solution.
More information about the roll-out and alternative solutions will be available soon on this website.
If you have questions, please contact: support@uni-konstanz.de
Contact: KIM Library and IT Support, Communication, Information, Media Centre (KIM)