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IT Center University of Cologne (ITCC)

Sophos anti-virus (license expired)

Our contract has expired. Sophos is not available any longer.

Please uninstall Sophos if you still have it installed on your device. Devices that continue to use our Sophos version will no longer receive virus definition updates due to the expired license and will be classified as a security risk and blocked from our network. Users who connect such devices to our wifi networks or VPN will be blocked from establishing connections to our network.

Which product am I currently using?

Symbol Sophos Endpoint Security (bis Juli 2023)
If you see this symbol in the notification area of Windows (next to the time of day, showing a blue "S" on a white background), you are still using the old version of Sophos and need to upgrade.
Symbol Sophos neu (weißes S auf blauem Schild)
When this symbol is displayed (white "S" on blue background), you are already using a version of Sophos that will be supported past July 2023.

Are you unsure which product you are currently using? On Windows, you can do the following:


First check your current Sophos installation in the system tray, look for a shield icon with an S on it. The old Sophos variant, which expired in July 2023, uses a white shield with a blue S on it. Sophos Intercept X and Sophos Home Premium use a blue shield with a white S on it. These versions have not been available any longer since January 2025.

Our license period with Sophos has ended. Please uninstall any Sophos products from your devices. For your work devices that have been provided by the university, you can install Cisco Secure Endpoint instead.

Contact
If you have any questions or problems, please contact the ITCC-Helpdesk