Service Name:
Virus Protection
Description
The Virus Protection service provides automated Symantec antivirus protection on all centrally-managed Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS client computers used in labs and Faculty/Staff offices. Symantec Antivirus client software is also available for free download and use on their personal computers to all students. IS monitors the centrally-managed client network for virus threats and infections and provides cleanup support via the associated Malware Removal service.
Functionality/Benefits
Virus protection is installed and applied to all centrally managed workstations to protect the Northeastern computing environment and University data from exploitation.
Service Level Options
N/A
Dependant Services
N/A
Customers
Faculty, Staff, and Students
Users
Faculty, Staff, and Students
Hours of Availability
Service is available 24 x 7 x 365, except during planned maintenance and upgrades.
Support
Support is provided by Information Services during normal University business hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday. To obtain assistance with this service, please contact the Service Desk at 617-373-4357.
Charge
Currently, there is no charge for this service.
Request for Service
This service is automatically available to those individuals that need access. Please contact the Service Desk at 617-373-4357 for any questions.
Version, Date last updated
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