Sophos Anti-Virus: how to use threat identity (IDE) files

How to use Sophos Anti-Virus threat identity (IDE) files on the Sophos Anti-Virus and with the emergency command line scanners.

What to do

Note: Ensure that you are using the correct IDE files for your version of Sophos Anti-Virus.

Command line emergency versions	Single PC
Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX		Network
Sophos Anti-Virus for NetWare		Network
Sophos Anti-Virus for OpenVMS		Network

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