
This kind of central management is also good news if you're intending to use Sophos' remote device management features. But once you're logged in, it doesn't take any more time, and it does at least mean the support pages are only a click or two away, if you need them. If you're thinking this is a little inconvenient, we agree. Log in and you can then begin configuring the program.

Tap the Settings button, for instance, and a browser tab opens at the Sophos website. Sophos Home does have some security options and settings, but they're only available via a web interface. Payments can be made via card or PayPal, and if you sign up and regret it, there's a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee. If you're still unsure, there's a free trial available. Looks like good value to us: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus costs $80 to cover 10 devices for a year, and Kaspersky Antivirus' charges $130.

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One year's coverage costs $60, rising to $100 for two years, or $140 for the full three years. There's one plan which covers up to 10 Windows or Mac systems. Which makes your choice even easier: it's Home Premium or nothing at all.) (There was once a Sophos Home Free version, too, but unfortunately, it's now been dropped.

Sophos Home doesn't have a mobile app, but users can protect their devices with free Android and iOS versions of Sophos' Intercept X app, instead. Sophos Home Premium (opens in new tab) is an unusual Windows and Mac antivirus which focuses on simplicity, yet still manages a decent feature list: real-time and on-demand virus protection, anti-ransomware, anti-phishing, parental control-type content filtering, keylogger protection and more. There are no jargon-packed comparison tables, no pricing schemes so complicated you need Excel to figure them out: the company has one product, one plan, and that's it. If you've ever wished shopping for antivirus (opens in new tab) could be simpler, Sophos just might appeal.
