Does UW provide students with anti-virus software?
Yes. Law School students are strongly encouraged to install Sophos Anti-Virus on their computers, which is provided free to all current students by UW Technology. More information is available at http://www.washington.edu/itconnect/security/tools/. Before installing Sophos Anti-Virus on your computer, you will need to first uninstall any antivirus software that may already be present on your system. Having multiple versions of antivirus software installed on a system can negatively impact its stability and performance. Many systems come with preinstalled antivirus software that expires after a period of time, upon which you must pay for updates. There isn’t a need to spend your money to renew a trial version of antivirus software – use Sophos instead, which is provided by UW free for your personal use, for as long as you are affiliated with the University.
