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Antivirus

Protects your computer from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Overview

Safe computing is mostly about prudence, preparation, and prevention. NDSU has seen a large number of computers on the network become compromised. The following software are intended to help students, faculty, and staff protect their devices from viruses.

Recommended and supported security software for NDSU-owned computers:

Windows Defender - Installed by default on Windows 10 computers.

ESET - Free for NDSU Owned Apple computers. Please contact NDSU Software Licensing for details.

Intended Audience

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Using this service

Availability

24/7/365 [*Standard outages]

Support contact

Call: 701-231-8685
Email: ndsu.software.licensing@ndsu.edu 

Cost

Free


Keywords:
software, antivirus, windows, mac, defender, virus, eset, apple 
Doc ID:
101465
Owned by:
IT Security in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2020-04-27
Updated:
2022-12-01
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base