I've been using Sophos Home for a few… I've been using Sophos Home for a few years now and have never yet had any problems with it. It just does its work in the background and updates regularly. There's no impact to computer performance. Some security softwares slow your computer down but this one doesn't. The web based control panel offers various settings you can switch on or off and you can also add additional computers to your account which will also be kept secure with Sophos Home.

It's just Malware for Mac products... The Sophos website aggressively promises antivirus solutions for Mac products, but it's been a nightmare since the moment I download it. It does not recognize my email or allow me to login. It does not allow me to add a license key to activate the service. It repeatedly asks me to create new accounts and pay again and again. Every time I start my MacBook I get a cumbersome splash screen requiring that I login to Saphos, but it displays an error when I follow the link. And finally, it does not allow me to remove the application or avoid the ubiquitous prompts. This is worse than any malware I could have envisioned on my MacBook. UPDATE: In response to this review, Sophos sent me a generic link to their Help pages. The link required a login, which again failed.

Sophos just works. Purchased Sophos because it was the system used by my employers and once we all started working from home I had to ensure that my security was at least as good as theirs. This product has never ceased to impress. The corporate version is installed on hundreds of our machines worldwide and it just works. On my home machines it is the same. I get the odd alert but it just tidies up problems and removes threats without making a drama. I’ve worked in IT for 25 years after working for over 20 years in banking so I’m somewhat obsessed with security. Sophos is the perfect partner.

Issues with Mac OS Big Sur I have been a Sophs customer for several years and subscribe to the Home Premium service. Since my upgrade to Apples Big Sur OS 11.7 I have several times experienced the red shield while indicates no Sophos protection. I also was unable to use the scan function, after malware was detected. Not sure if it is an Apple, or Sophos issue. The chat system is somewhat helpful, but not always. It could be an Apple issue or Sophos, and all I know is that as the end user I have to deal with it. A re start of the Mac seems to clear the issues. I would like a simple to manage protection service that has a consistent level of quality performance.

IN THE BACKGROUND After using many others and being interrupted to the point of annoyance, I installed Sophos and almost forgot it was even there! Once configured to my specs, which was easily done, Sophos works in the background, as it should. Now the annoying interrupts are a thing of the past, so shall they remain with Sophos!