F-Secure Anti-Virus

F-Secure Antivirus 5.44 SR1 (for Win95, Win98, ME, XP, NT4.0 and Windows 2000 Professional)

Important Note: F-Secure will end the support of FSAV 5.44 by 31-12-2007, i.e. no more hot fixes or patches. However, user can still obtain virus definitions updates until F-Secure's further notice.

Major changes from previous release:

Before install F-Secure Antivirus, make sure you have removed other brands of antivirus software such as Norton AntiVirus as there may have compatibility problem between these utilities (e.g. hanging your machine).

To install :

  1. Click here to access the download page. (Required to have your ITSC Network Account)
  2. Click Download located on the left pane and save the file fsavwks544_eng.exe into your hard disk.
  3. Run fsavwks544_eng.exe on your machine.
  4. Follow the Setup Instructions on the download page to complete the installation.
  5. Apply F-Secure's latest hot-fixes whenever applicable.

Update FSAV with the latest virus definition database:

  1. Double-click on the F-Secure Anti-Virus icon located at the lower-right corner of the screen (the system tray)
  2. Click on the Updates tab
  3. Check Remind me about updates every 7 days (adjust the days if necessary)
  4. Click on the Update Now button
  5. F-Secure BackWeb will download the latest F-Secure Anti-Virus Update
  6. If you are upgrading FSAV from previous installation or reinstalling FSAV 5.44, F-Secure BackWeb already got the latest definition file and you will need to install the virus definition database manually with the following steps:
    1. Click on the Received Packages tab inside the F-Secure BackWeb window
    2. Select the latest F-Secure Anti-Virus Update and click on the Install Package Now button
    3. Click OK to close the pop-up windows after installed with the latest virus definition database

More Information

Please visit our Anti-Virus in Campus home page for more information.