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macbob

I am new to both Mac and Sophos. I downoaded th free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition. I haven't found any mention of spyware in the information about the Home Edition. Does this include protection from spyware?

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    Hello macbob,

    like practically all AV products Sophos also detects and protects from spyware (note that the additional adware and PUA detection is only available with the Windows version). If you read the description it says [spyware...] sends information from that computer to a third party without the user's permission or knowledge. Some dedicated anti-spyware/-adware products are much more "aggressive" - in a broader sense you could also classify iTunes as spyware. Sophos doesn't go that far. 

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    Hello macbob,

    like practically all AV products Sophos also detects and protects from spyware (note that the additional adware and PUA detection is only available with the Windows version). If you read the description it says [spyware...] sends information from that computer to a third party without the user's permission or knowledge. Some dedicated anti-spyware/-adware products are much more "aggressive" - in a broader sense you could also classify iTunes as spyware. Sophos doesn't go that far. 

    Christian

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