From 20 July 2023 the antivirus solution Endpoint and Server Protection from Sophos will no longer be licensed by Landshut University of Applied Sciences. Please use Microsoft Defender from now on. Information about Microsoft Defender for Microsoft Windows 10/11 systems:
Haw Landshut does not offer additional antivirus software for private systems of students, lecturers and external staff due to the antivirus solution (Microsoft Defender) integrated in current Windows operating systems.
For work systems that have been issued to employees of the university that are not yet stored in the software distribution system, there is a link to the software distribution system:
https://old.haw-landshut.de/intranet/anleitungen.html
instructions for the connection.
If you have any queries, please contact Service IT at ticket@haw-landshut.de .
Installation instructions for Microsoft Defender:
Please take the following measurements for Windows Defender:
1. Open Windows Security:
2. Check Windows Defender and reactivate if necessary: Windows Defender, the Ransomware protection and Reputation-based protection under App & Browser Control are already activated in the following image. Ransomware only offers passive protection by storing important documents in the Microsoft cloud. Reputation-based protection is disabled by default for normal Windows 10 consumer accounts, but enabled for enterprise customers. (see also https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/sch%C3%BCtzen-sie-ihren-pc-vor-potenziell-unsicheren-anwendungen-c7668a25-174e-3b78-0191-faf0607f7a6e)
3. Check for updates for Windows Defender Windows Defender. Windows Defender is already updated in the following image.
4. Activate reliability-based protection This again requires administrator rights. Reputation-based protection is already activated in the following image.
Deutsche Version: Defender Anti-Virus