By nature, the world of antivirus protection changes every day. To protect yourself, always back up your data, run the latest version of your antivirus software, and set your antivirus software to regularly scan your computer and check for updates.

About Antivirus Clients

Vanderbilt licenses Microsoft System Center EndPoint Protection (SCEP) as the preferred virus-scanning product for Vanderbilt-owned computers through its Microsoft Campus Agreement. SCEP offers deployment and management tools, and the software supports Windows, Mac and Linux devices.

VUIT recommends that students use a product that receives high marks from independent test labs.

Supported Antivirus Clients (Vanderbilt-Owned Computers)

These antivirus clients are for use on Vanderbilt-owned computers.

OS	Client	System Requirements	Notes
	Microsoft SCEP 2012 R2–Win	(Win 7/8/8.1)	Installation Instructions
	Microsoft SCEP 2012 R2–Mac	(Intel 64, Mac OS X 10.6-10.10)
	Microsoft SCEP 2012 R2–Linux AMD | i386	(AMD) and (i386)

Antivirus Solutions (Student- and Employee-Owned Computers)

For student- and employee-owned computers, users are encouraged to find an antivirus solution for their machines. 

OS	Client	System Requirements	Notes
	Microsoft Security Essentials	Windows 7	MS Documentation
	Windows Defender	Windows 8	Microsoft Defender is included in Windows 8. MS Documentation
	Recommendations - Antivirus recommendations by an independent testing lab

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Last Modified: 2016-08-18