100 Macworld • October 2019BUYING GUIDESo, how do you configure Sophos Home
Premium, or view the results of things like malware
scans? This is done via the cloud. Users login
at my.sophos.com using any web browser and
control the app from there.
In fact, this login can be done on any computer,
meaning that you can install Sophos Home
Premium on a Mac and control its malware
protection on pretty much any other computer or
device (and see the results of virus scans or alerts
etc). This is a useful feature for parents who want to
ensure their kids’ computers are always protected.
However, it is possible to start a scan on the
Mac itself – just click the menu icon in the pop‑up
window, and select the option. Here you can also
make Sophos Home Premium check for updates.Malware scan results
As soon as installation has finished a fast malware
scan kicks off automatically. This is a terrific idea
and, really, all anti‑malware apps should do it.
The scan took around five minutes to complete
on our test Mac.
To run a full system scan it’s necessary to click
Scan on the drop‑down menu (on the computer
rather than the web interface), and then check
the relevant box alongside the Scan button.
Alternatively, you can start the scan from the
browser interface, because this appears to always
run a full scan.
The scan took a little over six hours to complete,
meaning it took the longest for any anti‑malware100 Macworld • October 2019
BUYING GUIDE
So, how do you configure Sophos Home
Premium, or view the results of things like malware
scans? This is done via the cloud. Users login
at my.sophos.com using any web browser and
control the app from there.
In fact, this login can be done on any computer,
meaning that you can install Sophos Home
Premium on a Mac and control its malware
protection on pretty much any other computer or
device (and see the results of virus scans or alerts
etc). This is a useful feature for parents who want to
ensure their kids’ computers are always protected.
However,it ispossibletostarta scanonthe
Macitself– justclickthemenuiconinthepop‑up
window, and select the option. Here you can also
make Sophos Home Premium check for updates.Malware scan results
As soon as installation has finished a fast malware
scankicksoffautomatically.Thisisa terrificidea
and,really,allanti‑malware apps should do it.
The scan took around five minutes to complete
on our test Mac.
Toruna fullsystemscanit’snecessarytoclick
Scanonthedrop‑down menu (on the computer
rather than the web interface), and then check
the relevant box alongside the Scan button.
Alternatively, you can start the scan from the
browser interface, because this appears to always
run a full scan.
The scan took a little over six hourstocomplete,
meaning it took the longest for any anti‑malware