Fordham University provides Bitdefender antivirus software, available as a free download to students, staff, and faculty.

Antivirus protection is essential to protect your computer from virus and malware infections. To use the campus network Fordham-S, your computer must have a supported antivirus package installed. If your computer does not have supported antivirus software, access to Fordham's network will be limited.

In addition to installing antivirus software, good cyber hygiene is key for protecting your devices from cyber attacks and viruses. Educate yourself by taking our free, self-paced online UISO Security Training for Employees, found under My Organizations in Blackboard.

Important
Faculty and staff who use the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) should NOT download any antivirus software to their device. Antivirus software and their automatic security updates are applied to VDI on a regular basis.

Download Free and Supported Antivirus Software
Bitdefender antivirus is provided free to all students, faculty, and staff. Before downloading the application, you will need to provide your Fordham AccessIT ID and password and provide multi-factor authentication. Fordham's network allows other antivirus software, but Fordham IT only provides full support and free downloads for Bitdefender. 

Windows

• Download and install Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools for Windows
  • Do not rename the executable
  • Supports Windows 7, 8, and 10
• Endpoint Security by Bitdefender will automatically uninstall other antivirus software.

Mac OS 

• Download Bitdefender Endpoint Security for Mac
  • If Symantec Endpoint is installed, follow this removal process
  • Mac OSX 10.10 through 10.13 (Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra) are supported
    • If you are running OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) or earlier, we recommend upgrading the operating system