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title: "Is Northwestern Information Technology Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing) down? Northwestern Information Technology Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing) status"
url: "https://www.openstatus.dev/status/northwestern/client-antivirus-software-secure-computing"
description: "Live Northwestern Information Technology Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing) status, uptime over the last 45 days and recent incidents, tracked by openstatus."
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# Is Northwestern Information Technology Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing) down?

**Answer:** No, Northwestern Information Technology Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing) is not down. All Northwestern Information Technology Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing) systems are operational.

- Status: operational
- Checked: 2026-11-07T02:10:02Z
- User reports in the last 15 minutes: 0
- Part of: [Northwestern Information Technology](/status/northwestern.md) / Information Security
- Official status page: https://northwesternuniversity.statuspage.io
- About: CrowdStrike Falcon is Northwestern's licensed software application for protecting Northwestern-owned and managed machines and devices against viruses and other malware. For personally owned devices and machines not managed by the University, it is critical that students, faculty, and staff members install antivirus software, update virus definitions, and run virus scans daily. Northwestern IT recommends the following antivirus programs: Microsoft Defender, Sophos, and Avast.

## Last 45 days

2 of 2 tracked days without issues.

## Incidents affecting Client Antivirus Software (Secure Computing)

No recent incidents.

## Links

- HTML page: /status/northwestern/client-antivirus-software-secure-computing
- Service: /status/northwestern.md