Students
ITS provides a licensed version of ESET Antivirus for all currently enrolled RISD students' machines to protect against viruses, spyware and malware.
ESET Antivirus for Mac
ESET Antivirus for Windows
Macs with Dual Boot/Parallels Windows
Mac users running Windows using Dual Boot or Parallels should also install an antivirus program on the Windows side.
Faculty and Staff RISD Owned Computers
ITS provides and installs ESET Antivirus for all RISD owned faculty and staff machines to protect against viruses, spyware and malware. Contact the IT Service Desk at 454-6106 or servicedesk@risd.edu to request an install.
Faculty and Staff Personal ComputersAt this time ITS does not provide a licensed version of ESET Antivirus for faculty and staff personal computers. ITS recommends ClamXav for Mac and Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows.
ClamXav
Additional Protection
In addition to maintaining a secure computer the same attention should be paid to all the software applications on our computers. Many security risks can be avoided if software applications are kept up-to-date. In the event you open an application from your desktop and are prompted with security updates (especially critical) for that application, be sure to download, install, and run the updates. Do not bypass update requests.