Antivirus Software

Antivirus software removes viruses and prevents them from infecting your computer. It is critical that you have working and updated antivirus software installed on your computer. See our Safe Computing site for more info on viruses.

Macalester Safe Computing Site

Symantec Endpoint Protection for Windows and Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh

Symanted Endpoint Protection (SEP) is an antivirus, antispyware and firewall utility for Windows XP and Vista. Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh is an antivirus program for Mac OS X 10 on Intel and PPC platforms.

Macalester provides antivirus software to all faculty, staff and students. Don't install more than one kind of antivirus software or firewall - it will cause problems on your computer. If you already have antivirus software installed and want to install Symantec instead, first uninstall your existing software.

You will need to enter your username and password to access these files. Download and save the appropriate file. On Windows, double click the file to begin the installation. On Mac OS X, double click the zip file, then double click the installation file. Don't change any of the default settings during the installation or the program may not work properly.

Using Symantec AntiVirus for Windows XP (pdf document)
Using Symantec and Norton AntiVirus for Mac OS X (pdf document)
Download Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.2 for Windows XP or Vista
Download Symantec AntiVirus 10.2 for OS X

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