Possible to configure to scan automatically?

Please see http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Anti-Virus-for-Mac-Home/Is-is-possible-to-schedule-a-custom-scan/td-p/2401/jump-to/first-unread-message

The short answer however, is that you probably don't need to if you've got on-access scanning enabled.

Thank you, Andrew.  I am glad to know that I probably don't need to do this, though I'm so new to this that I don't even know what "on access" means.  And I'm so new to Mac that I don't even know what Apple scripts are or how to write them.

At some point, I'll do some tutorials and learn, though.

Thanks again!

Suzanne

Hello Suzanne,

On-Access means that a file is scanned the moment it is - to use a non-technical term - "about to be used". This means you don't have to remember to scan your Mac at regular intervals or to scan an attachment or a download before opening it. 

Christian 

Well, then, it would appear my "problem" is solved.  Many thanks for taking the time to explain this to me.

Does Sophos also protect against attempts to access the Mac?  In Windows, I used to get occasional notification that Norton had blocked such an attempt.

Suzanne

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suzanne wrote:

Well, then, it would appear my "problem" is solved.  Many thanks for taking the time to explain this to me.

Does Sophos also protect against attempts to access the Mac?  In Windows, I used to get occasional notification that Norton had blocked such an attempt.

Suzanne

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No; however, Apple has their own firewall that blocks connection attempts, but doesn't bug the user with connection attempts (the information is still there though, if you open Console.app and read the firewall log).  The Mac Home Edition of SAV only detects malicious files being written to your computer, or existing on your computer.

Many thanks, Andrew!