Virus Information Page for Student, Faculty, & Staff personally-owned computers

We believe all University systems are already protected against threats, but it’s always a good idea to make sure McAfee VirusScan is enabled and up-to-date on your system.

If you are concerned, you may also run a full-system scan of your computer

See this site for more virus protection tips: McAfee virus detection & prevention tips

Free Antivirus Software for Student-owned Computers
Truman State University now has purchased licenses from Network Associates which allows us to provide McAfee VirusScan (PC) and McAfee Virex (Mac) antivirus software to students at no additional charge to them.

WARNING: Before attempting to install this software, make sure that you are not already running antivirus software on your machine. You must uninstall existing antivirus software. Failure to do so may cause problems with your machine.

Other antivirus products include Norton/Symantec, PCcillin, Trend, Sophos, etc. If you wish to use McAfee instead of one of these, consult your product manual on uninstalling your current product before proceeding. Go to the Add/Remove Programs option in Control Panel to get started.

Students may obtain this software by visiting the Antivirus Software Distribution web site.

Virus Protection Software for personally owned computers
OS	Software Name	Website
	McAfee VirusScan for Students (FREE!)	Antivirus Distribution Web Site (Students Only)
	Virex for Students (FREE!)	Antivirus Distribution Web Site (Students Only)
	AVG Antivirus for Windows (Free)	http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

The download links on this page are for computers NOT owned or maintained by Truman State University. For questions about University maintained computers, click here.

Online Virus Scanning Services for personally owned computers
OS	Service Name	Website
	Trend Micro HouseCall (Free)	http://housecall.antivirus.com/
	Symantec Security Check (Free)	http://www.symantec.com/securitycheck/

The download links on this page are for computers NOT owned or maintained by Truman State University. For questions about University maintained computers, click here.