If you wish to use your personal laptop on the BowNET network, you are requred to maintain a subscription to one of the antivirus programs listed below. You must have it installed, running, and up to date at all times. Since, as of the publication of this policy, there are no known viruses for OSX; antivirus software will not be required for Apple laptops running OSX.

Antivirus Programs and some typical prices as recognized by the BowNET IT Staff:

Avast! (free)

CA eTrust ITM ($10 through the School District)

McAfee Antivirus $40 (free to Comcast Broadband Subscribers)

Norton Antivirus $40

Panda AntiVirus $40

Webroot Spy Sweeper with Antivirus $50

If you would like to have additional antivirus solutions accepted by BowNET IT staff, please make the request of Roy