Sophos
LongHash Ventures
12 months of Sophos endpoint protection, with device warranty coverage, for selected members of our network. This programme runs with support from LongHash Ventures.
Windows Defender
Kaspersky
Malwarebytes
Consumer AV misses real threats - documented cases
Nodersok used fileless techniques to infect thousands across the US and Europe without Defender raising an alert (2019). Conti ransomware executed from a Defender exclusion folder with no warning until Microsoft patched the flaw in February 2022. A SmartScreen shortcut-nesting bug spread ARC Stealer, Lumma and Meduza throughout 2024. Black Hat researchers demonstrated that intercepted signature updates could make Defender silently ignore Conti and Mimikatz.
Kaspersky ranked among the top five products by missed detections in a Malwarebytes study, alongside Avast, ESET, AVG and Norton. User forum reports document samples that reached the endpoint undetected and were added to the database only after the fact.
A known malware sample detected by 44 of 55 VirusTotal engines went unnoticed by Malwarebytes (BleepingComputer, 2017). Fake MSI Afterburner installer components passed through both Defender and Malwarebytes without triggering a single detection.
Apple
Mac has no real consumer EDR option
Consumer antivirus on macOS watches what files look like. EDR watches what processes actually do in real time - memory writes, kernel calls, lateral movement. That gap is exactly where modern macOS malware operates.
Sophos brings full EDR to macOS, the same grade used by enterprise security teams, without requiring any in-house expertise to manage.
Ledger
A cold wallet can't protect you if your device is already compromised
Attackers with device access don't target the hardware - they replace the software. The result is indistinguishable from the real application.
Ledger warned of malware that replaced Ledger Live locally on disk. After a fake update prompt, it requested the user's 24-word seed phrase. There was no visible difference from a legitimate update flow.
Moonlock tracked four simultaneous active campaigns. Malware families Odyssey and AMOS (Atomic macOS Stealer) replaced the genuine Ledger Live with a clone that showed a "suspicious activity" alert and prompted for the seed phrase.
A counterfeit Ledger browser extension offered "wallet sync" - which required entering the full seed phrase. The difference between the genuine extension and the fake was not visible to the average user.
Network
Network injections reach any device that has ever been online
Using a separate device for crypto does not eliminate risk if that device has ever connected to a network.
Network-layer attacks operate at the router or ISP level, intercepting traffic and injecting malicious code into unencrypted sessions. A device that has browsed the web even once can be targeted this way. Nothing changes visibly on the device - until the payload executes.
The goal isn't to plan for what happens when malware reaches your device.
The goal is to stop it from ever getting there.
What's included
- EDR on your device.Sophos endpoint detection, protecting your device 24/7.
- MDR included.Sophos Managed Detection runs alongside EDR on your device and gives you even a higher grade of security. The Sophos team immediately reacts to any threat possible and stops it from getting to your PC.
- Warranty coverage.Funds stolen with Sophos installed? Don't worry - Sophos will compensate you an amount up to $1M for your stolen funds.
- 12 months with no cost to you.
- No payment or card linking.For our network and selected users only.
How it works
- Apply below.
- We review and reply.
- You get an official Sophos link. We never send files or ask you to download anything in chat.
- Install, and book a setup call if you want one.
Protection reduces risk, it does not make you unhackable. We don't collect wallet addresses, balances or documents. *Warranty terms are set by Sophos, not Vanneck.