OLD COPY OF Anti-Virus
Georgia State has implemented new anti-virus software by McAfee (VirusScan) to replace the previously used Symantec product (Norton). You should install this new software as soon as possible, as updates to the previously supplied product ended January 15, 2010. For your convenience, we provide instructions for students and for faculty and staff below.
NOTE: The new product is for Windows and Macintosh-based computers. We will update this page when a Linux version of McAfee becomes available.
Getting Started with McAfee
All Georgia State students, faculty and staff should update to the university-provided McAfee anti-virus software.Installing McAfee
Use the following links below to install McAfee on your computer.
About Georgia State's Conversion to McAfee
Georgia State University recently acquired McAfee's Total Protection Enterprise software, a suite of products that afford robust and effective protection for university computers.
The first product that is being deployed campus-wide is VirusScan, an anti-virus software that offers superior capabilities in detecting and removing malware such as worms and viruses. In the next year, additional products, such as intrusion detection software, will be deployed seamlessly to university computers through McAfee's centralized management system.
The McAfee product offers an improved overall experience and provides more functionality, reliability and technical support than the previously used product.