Sophos Home
Idéal pour : Idéal pour les foyers souhaitant gérer la protection de plusieurs ordinateurs à distance, selon les utilisateurs Reddit.
En bref : Les utilisateurs Reddit apprécient la protection de Sophos Home, notamment sa détection comportementale et la gestion à distance des ordinateurs familiaux. Les avis restent partagés sur son impact système et sur l’ergonomie de son interface web.
Points forts
Prix jugé juste
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« scan and clean was free for life for everything » Voir l’avis
« If i were inexperienced or and/or lazy and my employer gave me a free sophos license, i'd probably use that. » Voir l’avis
« It is a great product and not too expensive! » Voir l’avis
Points faibles
Expérience confuse
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« The website control panel is slightly awkward if you are used to a “local” control panel. » Voir l’avis
« Don't go for one of this 4 .From time to time, messages will pop up with additional options, the price for renewal is the same as for the enterprise class program » Voir l’avis
« the link redirects to the same page without downloads, i already checked » Voir l’avis
Faux positifs gênants
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« MyRepublic app goes to Low Reputation because "number of Sophos users who install it" pretty low, i'm pretty sure because not many people know about Sophos Intercept X for Mobile. » Voir l’avis
« False positives (least to most annoying): ESET > Kaspersky > Sophos > Emsisoft » Voir l’avis
« Sophos is a good AV, but in the last month, I've seen it report false positives. » Voir l’avis
| Critère | Note /10 | Ce qu'en dit le consensus |
|---|---|---|
| Protection | 4.2 | Les utilisateurs Reddit apprécient la détection et le moteur comportemental, même si plusieurs préfèrent des concurrents. |
| Prix | 5.8 | Les utilisateurs Reddit apprécient les licences offertes et la couverture de plusieurs appareils, mais certains critiquent le coût du renouvellement. |
| Simplicité | 3.5 | Les utilisateurs Reddit apprécient la gestion à distance, mais certains trouvent le portail web moins pratique qu’une interface locale. |
| Alertes | 3.6 | Les utilisateurs Reddit décrivent parfois peu de fausses alertes, mais plusieurs témoignages en signalent. |
| Légèreté | 4.5 | Les utilisateurs Reddit se divisent entre une expérience légère et une charge système importante. |
| Fonctions | 4.4 | Les utilisateurs Reddit mettent en avant la gestion centralisée et le filtrage web, tout en rappelant les limites face à l’édition professionnelle. |
| Support | 4.0 | Un retour Reddit décrit une assistance agréable et utile, mais les témoignages propres à Home restent limités. |
| Confidentialité | 4.9 | Les avis Reddit expriment une confiance variable envers Sophos, avec peu d’éléments précis sur la confidentialité de Home. |
Avis Reddit
49 avis analysés · Positifs 19 Neutres 9 Négatifs 21 · 40 auteurs affichés
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PkmnRedux 🇬🇧
2 commentaires analysés
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NiriZ_ReddiT 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky Kaspersky is better choice. You can always try both softwares for free if I'm not wrong though
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Conspirologist 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? Sophos is good. You can also add free scanners Malwarebytes and Dr Web Light.
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vipulvirus 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? Sophos are primarily enterprise focused however they have a robust AV engine. I have tried it on PC and it does work good. One of my clients had also used it earlier and it was quite good as per them. I think you can trust it.
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ProtectionKen 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky There are only 3 antivirus programs ESET Bitdefender and Kaspersky.
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DefinitionWinter 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Eset vs Sophos vs Emsisoft tbh you can't go wrong with any of those three, just depends on what annoys you the least. the kaspersky debate is endless. totally get why you want to jump ship just so you don't have to think about it anymore. if you want something that just shuts up and does its job without eating your ram, go ESET. it's been the reddit darling for years for a reason. Emsisoft is also super solid if privacy is your absolute #1 concern right now. their behavior blocker is legit and they are very transparent. Sophos is decent but just a heads up, the home version is managed via a web portal. some people love doing it from a browser, but others absolutely hate not having a normal local desktop UI. FWIW, another really lightweight option you might want to look at is MalwareFox. it completely takes over as your primary AV and is super aggressive on adware and zero-day junk without bottlenecking your system like the heavier suites do. good luck man, anything is better than stressing over your AV.
r/antivirus · Eset vs Sophos vs Emsisoft just a standard disclaimer up front: ymmv. this is strictly my personal mileage and based on what i've experienced over the years. your exact hardware and the weird niche apps you run will definitely change how these feel. Malware detection: Kaspersky > ESET > Emsisoft > Sophos False positives (least to most annoying): ESET > Kaspersky > Sophos > Emsisoft System impact (lightest to heaviest): ESET > Emsisoft > Kaspersky > Sophos Privacy (most transparent to least): Emsisoft > ESET > Sophos > Kaspersky
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UnusualHousing8711 🇬🇧
2 commentaires analysés
r/antivirus · Sophos Home Avast Security Premium ComboCleaner Or Comodo Antivirus It uses a “next gen engine” similar to edrs it has a dashboard and other similarities
r/antivirus · Sophos Home Avast Security Premium ComboCleaner Or Comodo Antivirus Thanks sophos is a edr for home basically
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tictoc9 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. It’s basically the enterprise AV made for home usage. The website control panel is slightly awkward if you are used to a “local” control panel. However it’s almost unparalleled for detections. It is quite aggressive, however it does not have too much false positives. (This is basically a summary of the last video about it from The PC Security Channel on YouTube, which reviewed the latest version some time ago)
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Vequinox17 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? Legit, i've been using this for 1 year. MyRepublic app goes to Low Reputation because "number of Sophos users who install it" pretty low, i'm pretty sure because not many people know about Sophos Intercept X for Mobile.
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goretsky 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos Home a good antivirus? Switching from QuickHeal Hello, Sophos is one of the oldest security software companies out there; their antivirus software dates back to DOS era in the 1980s. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? Hello, Sophos Ltd. is one of the original security software companies, founded in the mid-1980s. I do not have any specific information about their Android app, but it should be as legitimate as their Linux, Mac, and Windows offerings. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
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tsiou82 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Do you think Bitdefender triumphs over other anti viruses? I’ve ran Kaspersky Premium for 1 year then moved to ESET Premium for 2 years. Tried Sophos Home followed by Malwarebytes Premium afterwards. Both were alright but not impressed. Swapped to Bitdefender and I’m really loving it by far. Sticking with Bitdefender for the long term but it’s a coin flip for me between it and Kaspersky.
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Smells4240 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky Kaspersky is much better. Pity I can't use it anymore. I use ESET now, which is also excellent.
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LobsterTooButtery 🇬🇧
2 commentaires analysés
r/antivirus · is Sophos Scan & Clean discontinued? scan and clean was free for life for everything
r/antivirus · is Sophos Scan & Clean discontinued? the link redirects to the same page without downloads, i already checked
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O-o--O---o----O 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Sophos vs Norton on ancient laptop As someone who is experienced with IT related topics, i'd be using the built-in AV of Microsoft, probably utilizing the external tool "ConfigureDefender" to fine-tune settings. If i were inexperienced or and/or lazy and my employer gave me a free sophos license, i'd probably use that. If my employer didn't give me free sophos, i'd literally use anything other than Norton.
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Pioter777 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Norton McAfee TrendMicro Or Sophos Home Don't go for one of this 4 .From time to time, messages will pop up with additional options, the price for renewal is the same as for the enterprise class program
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Alter_Landjunge 🇬🇧
4 commentaires analysés
r/antivirus · How do people pick an antivirus without overthinking it? Use Eset... It is light and good 😎 If you want Enterprise Grade protection use Sophos Home Premium... That is what I can recommend here...
r/antivirus · If I was looking to replace Norton what are my best choices? Try Sophos Home Premium... It is a great product and not too expensive! 😉
r/antivirus · Which is better: Bitdefender free or Microsoft Defender? Try Sophos Home Premium... It is actually on discount and a really powerful option of defending your machines 😉👍
r/antivirus · Is it worth switching from Windows Defender to a paid antivirus in 2026, or has Defender caught up? I personally trust Sophos Home Premium... Reason for it... It is a business grade security solution (really nice) & you get a license for 10 PCs for a good price... 🤗 So try it out... https://youtu.be/5RWcfccExQA?is=ZPZiB1LGehQRJKY3
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tubruk_log 🇬🇧
4 commentaires analysés
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? Honestly, this is too complete for the free version. But I'm a little skeptical. Maybe I'll try this app again.
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? Yes, I quite like this app because it provides quite comprehensive protection and it's free. but for the past few months they haven't had any updates for their application
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? I've also used it and tested it, and I'd say it's pretty good. It's free, but it has many features like a pro subscription. But regarding Malwarebytes, I'm leaning towards Kaspersky, as it can scan the system and framework as well. However, when you want to update it, you have to sideload it, not install it within the app.
r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? I'm surprised too. It's a free version and offers this much protection—it should be a pro version for other brands. yeah i hope Sophos is really legit, dude.
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Only-Andrew 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Which is better: Bitdefender free or Microsoft Defender? It isn't. Microsoft Defender didn't miss 12% of them. It just blocked them post execution, which is pretty fine most of the time. Have a look at the test methodology for more details. And on most AV tests, all AVs are reported as 99% because the tests are all fundamentally flawed. When you put them up against new samples or withhold it access to the cloud, that's where Defender breaks down. Better AVs like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Sophos etc. on the other hand get a chance to shine here.
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Kobi_Blade 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos antivirus for Android legit? As long you got the [official](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec) app, is legit.
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0ptik2600 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Virus/Malware protection Yeah remove McAfee and buy Sophos or Bitdefender. Windows Defender has gotten better but it still misses a ton of things. It's tuned to not be intrusive and because of that it misses many things. It's also not great at detecting malicious behavior, which is why it misses many info stealers lately. Those who are hyper aware of what to avoid can probably run with just Windows Defender and a DNS blocker, but if you aren't, it's best to have the best protecting you. I know what to avoid, been a sysadmin for years and recently pivoted to cyber security, I have two Pi-holes on my network, uBlock Origin in Firefox, and yet I have Bitdefender on my gaming PC and Sophos installed on family members computers. Threats have gotten worse and all it takes is one wrong click, or you think you're downloading from the official 7zip website but in reality it's one of the half dozen copy cat sites with trojans.
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KaikoDoesWaseiBallet 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky IMHO Kaspersky is better, super lightweight and has a ton of advanced features even in the Standard version.
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JSP9686 🇬🇧
2 commentaires analysés
r/antivirus · is Sophos Scan & Clean discontinued? Sophos Scan and Clean pulls new signatures from the cloud whenever it is run
r/antivirus · is Sophos Scan & Clean discontinued? Almost, but still available. The URL is shown near the top of this VT scan webpage. Didn't think a direct link to the .exe file would be copasetic. [https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/8b68276713a57505de140c73176c686458a395a91056eaf4728313e587fb25d4](https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/8b68276713a57505de140c73176c686458a395a91056eaf4728313e587fb25d4)
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boftr 🇬🇧
2 commentaires analysés
r/antivirus · Sophos or Webroot or Eset Which one is the best I would suggest trial Sophos for 30 days and see how it goes. Only take 5 mins to create a trial and deploy a client.
r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. If you have your own login and can install it on a few clients, you might be able to protect your family computers. That will give you a web control feature over them which could be useful for older relatives.
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FennelOpen3243 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Spybot Search and Destroy --- anyone still using it? Spybot is an obsolete product! In the early 2000s, it was used to clear spyware and simple malwares like a Trojan. Modern malwares are architectural different and were designed to easily bypass older detection methods. It's slow because it relies on outdated databases and isn't optimized for modern systems. Most of the scanner these days use cloud intelligence and behavioural analysis which are faster and more accurate! MB, EMSI, Norton Power Eraser, KVRT, Sophos Scan and Clean are better than Spybot!
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MarchingAntz21 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos Home against 15 very recent malicious scripts This is excellent. Thanks for sharing. The Home Edition doesn't have everything the Business edition does but is still extremely effective. Add to that Peripheral, AppC, WebC and DLP + HTTPS / TLS Decrypt capability and your score might be a perfect 100% block i think. Might grab that sample and give it a shot too to see the XDR detections as well that come across with it.
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HelloGuugle 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos mobile detecting low reputation app I spoke like them, but well, the answer they gave me is that the log reports old data while the verification shows the current one, the problem is that there were no low reputation apps before
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Complex_Current_1265 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos Home Avast Security Premium ComboCleaner Or Comodo Antivirus The best AV IMO is Kaspersky and Bitdefender. a third option would be Eset. But if i have to choose of one those. i d choose Sophos. Comodo is only good as a firewall. Best regards
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snowwolfboi 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. Sophos is a pretty good product with it's high detection and it is very lightweight
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Routine-Heat-4276 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. Sophos is a good AV, but in the last month, I've seen it report false positives. Still recomended tho.
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Difficult_Bend_8762 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. Sophisticated is good you could also try Trend Micro
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momaco1937 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Sophos showing strange information Okay, the problem is that Sophos doesn't tell you which file/application it is. And I also didn't know that Sophos identified low reputation files, I thought they were just applications. I use the mobile version of totalvírus and all installed applications are ok
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blue_horizon_x 🇬🇧
1 commentaire analysé
r/antivirus · Bitdefender CPU usage Top - Kaspersky and Bitdefender. Then - Malwarebytes, ESET, Sophos
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Humble-Future7880 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. Sophos is decent, not the best, not the worst. But there are still better AV’s out there. But if you aren’t constantly downloading things then Sophos should be more than enough. Hope this answers your question.
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SebOakPal79 🇬🇧
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r/antivirus · Is Sophos AV worth it? My uni offers it for free. If it is for Windows 11 then it is not needed, the build-in Windows Defender is good as.
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AdRoz78 🇳🇴
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r/antivirus · Norton McAfee TrendMicro Or Sophos Home None. Bitdefender, Eset, or Kaspersky.
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ftballpack 🌐
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r/antivirus · F-secure vs Avast ?? Bitdefender, Eset, Sophos Home. All legit options. IMHO, don’t do Avast.
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Consistent_Help_6099 🌐
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky Just like most people here, I’d say go for Kaspersky
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axehyle 🌐
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky kaspersky for sure.
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Dwightmckie 🌐
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky Definitely kaspersky
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DarkJoney 🌐
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r/antivirus · Sophos vs Kaspersky Sophos no brainer
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Sophos Home protège-t-il bien contre les virus ?
Les utilisateurs Reddit saluent régulièrement sa détection des logiciels malveillants et son moteur comportemental. Plusieurs préfèrent toutefois des solutions concurrentes, et certains signalent des détections manquées, sans consensus sur ces limites.
Sophos Home ralentit-il le PC ?
Les retours Reddit sont contradictoires : certains utilisateurs le trouvent léger, tandis que d’autres rapportent une charge système importante. Ces témoignages ne permettent pas de garantir un impact discret sur tous les ordinateurs.
Sophos Home convient-il aux ordinateurs de la famille ?
Les utilisateurs Reddit apprécient son portail web pour administrer à distance les ordinateurs de leurs proches. Des témoignages mentionnent une formule couvrant jusqu’à dix appareils, mais cette interface déplaît à ceux qui préfèrent des réglages directement sur le PC.
Sophos Home vaut-il son prix ?
Les utilisateurs Reddit jugent souvent son intérêt économique favorable pour plusieurs ordinateurs, surtout lorsqu’une licence est offerte par un employeur. D’autres trouvent le renouvellement coûteux ou le positionnement tarifaire peu convaincant.
Eset is better than Sophos, Kaspersky is better than both. Kaspersky may be a privately owned Russian company, that however doesn’t make it a bad product and without turning the post political any negative bias towards the company or product is either driven by misinformed opinion and hate.
Kaspersky is the industry standard for consumer AV software, if you live in radical USA it js banned unfortunately though. Sophos isn’t worth the time or money.