Overview
As a requirement for accessing College resources, the computer you use (even personally owned devices) must have antivirus and antimalware protection installed and active. This is outlined in the Acceptable Use Policy (click here to read). If you do not currently have a product installed and up-to-date on your computer, here are some options to help you along.
Using Recommended Free Software
Cedar Crest College recommends the free options below as minimum-level protection to access Cedar Crest College resources.
- Avast (https://www.avast.com): Free AntiVirus/AntiMalware protection for Windows, macOS
Also includes a paid product that offers extended protection if desired. The paid product is not required.
- AVG (https://www.avg.com): Free AntiVirus/AntiMalware protection for Windows, macOS
Also includes a paid product that offers extended protection if desired. The paid product is not required.
Using Cedar Crest College's BitDefender Licensing
Cedar Crest College has a partnership with BitDefender to offer students free access to the BitDefender Endpoint Protection product. This product will help protect your personally owned device from malicious software that may download to your computer without your awareness or through opening an errant email from any account (not just Cedar Crest College's Email system). However, to do this, Cedar Crest College's Office of Information Technology may see reports on the data and information contained on your personal computer in the event of an infection. This includes dates and times of file access, as well as the names of files on your computer. This does not include the contents of any of those files. In the event of no infection, this information will not be recorded by Bitdefender or seen by anyone.
By clicking any of the links below, you agree to allow Cedar Crest College's Office of Information Technology professional staff members to see the information regarding any virus or malware infection on your computer.
If you do not wish to do so, do not click the links below to install BitDefender. Downloads will start automatically after clicking the link, please follow the instructions on-screen to install the software.
- Click to download BitDefender for Windows 10 or Windows 11 (please note no other versions of Windows are supported by the College)
- Click to download BitDefender for macOS
- Click to access BitDefender for Android (coming soon)
- Click to access BitDefender for iOS (coming soon)