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A really basic question

putnik

I have just installed Sophos for Mac on my MBP. I have run a full system scan too.

(By the way, some large .dmg files I have for Office 2011 and Google Earth etc took a long time, but it finished eventually without any particular problem)

Now, there is the "shield" in the task bar and the preferences are set for on-access scanning.

Does this mean that I can now "quit" the main application in the dock, in order perhaps to reduce the overhead in the computer memory?

Thanks for any clarification.

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    Hello dbrick,

    does Sophos work in the background

    yes, you can quit the application in the dock, you can also hide the menu bar icon - the scanning component will continue to work in the background. (it is even still there if you turn off - not recommended - on-access scanning, waiting to perform on-demand/finder scans). An application or process can run without presenting a user interface (as many system processes do).

    Christian 

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    Hello dbrick,

    does Sophos work in the background

    yes, you can quit the application in the dock, you can also hide the menu bar icon - the scanning component will continue to work in the background. (it is even still there if you turn off - not recommended - on-access scanning, waiting to perform on-demand/finder scans). An application or process can run without presenting a user interface (as many system processes do).

    Christian 

    :1003317
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