Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) | 10.2.8 |
Threat detection engine | 3.45.0 |
Threat data | 4.91, July 2013 |
Sophos Client Firewall (SCF) | 2.9.3 |
Sophos AutoUpdate (SAU) | 2.9.0 |
This section lists new features and updates included in the last four monthly releases of Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.2.
To view the list of issues fixed in these releases, go to Fixed and known issues.
From June 2013 Sophos is changing the product lifecycle policy for Endpoint products. For existing customers, an additional "Preview" product tag has been added in Windows 2000 and above subscriptions. For more information, go to http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/112580.aspx.
New customers who install Sophos Enterprise Console version 5.2.1 for the first time will see a new set of subscription packages. For more information about the packages and product versions, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/119216.aspx.
Sophos Anti-Virus
The threat detection engine and threat data have been updated.Sophos Anti-Virus
The threat data have been updated.Competitor Removal Tool
Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.7101.1056 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions) has been added to the Sophos Competitor Removal Tool integrated with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control (iCRT).Sophos Anti-Virus
The threat detection engine and threat data have been updated.Competitor Removal Tool
The Sophos Competitor Removal Tool integrated with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control (iCRT) can now detect the following software:Device Control
IronKey Enterprise D250 4GB flash drive has been added to the list of secure removable storage devices.Sophos Anti-Virus
The threat detection engine and threat data have been updated.This section lists issues fixed in the last four monthly releases of Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.2 and known issues in this release.
Issue ID | Description | Found in | Fixed in |
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DEF87257 | The Sophos Competitor Removal Tool integrated with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control (iCRT) cannot uninstall the anti-virus software ESET NOD32 (x64) 4.0.474.0. | iCRT 2.10.1 | 10.2.7, April 2013 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in | Fixed in |
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DEF83773 | Sophos Device Control generates multiple alerts in Enterprise Console for a single device every time it is plugged in. | 10.2.7, April 2013 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in | Fixed in |
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DEF89597 | The Sophos Anti-Virus driver installation fails if the RunOnce system registry key is missing. | 10.2.7 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
DEF87023 | Real Player streaming plugin fails to load over an RTSP connection when Download Scanning is enabled. | 10.0.10 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
DEF87596 | Sophos Anti-Virus doesn't detect threats in all files when certain local security restrictions are set on an endpoint, for example, when access to a file containing a threat is denied to everyone. | 10.2.0 | 10.2.7, April 2013 |
DEF84231 | When Sophos Web Intelligence (SWI) is enabled, some endpoints fail to access the SonicWALL firewall authentication page in Internet Explorer. | 10.0 | 10.2.7, April 2013 |
DEF81372 | Web sites fail to load correctly on some endpoints when Sophos Web Intelligence (SWI) is enabled and an endpoint is connected to the internet through the IPFire firewall. | 10.0 | 10.2.7, April 2013 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in | Fixed in |
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DEF87118 | In an environment with Check Point VPN and Sophos Client Firewall, intermittent issues occur with location awareness, where the location fails to change to "both" and remains set to "secondary". | SCF 2.9.1 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
DEF83937 | During upgrade from Sophos Client Firewall 2.5 to Sophos Client Firewall 2.9, the Sophos Client Firewall 2.5 driver is not disabled, resulting in a loss of network connectivity on network computers. | SCF 2.9 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
SUG79550 | The firewall installer process should be modified to roll back the installation should any part of the firewall installation be detected to fail, as an incomplete installation can in some cases affect TCP/IP communication on the target PC. | SCF 2.9.0 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
DEF78179 | Messaging between the Sophos Client Firewall processes should have tighter security. | 10.0 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
DEF73491 | Location awareness issue in combination with Device Control. When a laptop with Sophos Client Firewall and Device Control option Block bridged enabled is undocked and switches from an Ethernet connection to a wireless connection, the firewall location remains set to "primary" until the laptop is docked, connected to an Ethernet network, and the wireless adapter is disabled. Then the location switches to "secondary" location. DNS timeouts occur in the trace logs. | 10.0 | 10.2.8, June 2013 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in |
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DEF87203 | The Sophos Competitor Removal Tool does not restore the registry keys for VBScript, WScript and Java when removing McAfee Security as a Service 5.4. Workaround: Remove the software using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installing Sophos Endpoint Security and Control. | iCRT 2.10.1 |
DEF84842 | The Sophos Competitor Removal Tool fails to remove Norton Internet Security 2010 (version 17.x). Workaround: Remove the software using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installing Sophos Endpoint Security and Control. | 10.2.0 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in |
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DEF79180 | Files that breach a data control rule can still be transferred to a Windows 8 storage pool. | 10.2.0 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in |
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DEF84838 | It is not
possible to protect Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 computers that are in a workgroup from Sophos Enterprise
Console 5.1 or later running on Windows Server 2008 or later.
For more information and instructions on how to enable deployment, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/118354.aspx. |
10.2.0 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in |
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DEF88664 | SAVProxy.exe fails on a Citrix XenApp server (fixed in version 10.3.0). | 9.7.7 |
DEF85118 | If you use the Internet Explorer 10 Windows 8 Modern UI application to access a malicious HTTPS website, Sophos Anti-Virus displays a balloon notification instead of a toast. This means that you do not see the notification until you view the desktop. | 10.2.0 |
DEF84420 | If you use a browser's Windows 8 Modern UI application to access a malicious website, and you click the toast that Sophos Anti-Virus displays, the browser is minimized and the desktop is displayed instead. To switch back to the browser, press Alt+Tab. | 10.2.0 |
DEF83463 | Although Sophos Anti-Virus can now scan files that are locked during an on-demand scan, it cannot perform cleanup successfully. | 10.2.0 |
DEF79726 | If you use the Internet Explorer 10 Windows 8 Modern UI application, Sophos web protection does not stop you from accessing malicious websites. | 10.2.0 |
DEF79482 | iSCSI mount points cannot be excluded from on-access scanning. | 9.7.7 |
- | Sophos web protection and web control use a Layered Service Provider (LSP) to intercept network traffic. If web protection or web control is turned on while an incompatible third-party LSP is running, system instability can occur. Therefore, if a third-party LSP that is known to be incompatible is already installed on the computer, the Sophos LSP is not installed. For more information, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/116241.aspx. | 10.0 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in |
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WKI64768 | AutoUpdate does not support updating through proxies that use WDigest authentication. However, AutoUpdate does support normal digest authentication. For more information, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/112633.aspx. | SAU 2.5.8 |
Issue ID | Description | Found in |
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DEF79725 | If you use the Internet Explorer 10 Windows 8 Modern UI application, Sophos web control does not stop you accessing websites that conflict with the Inappropriate Website Control policy categories. | 10.2.0 |
When Sophos Anti-Virus detects a controlled application on a remote share, the alert always shows that the application was detected on the local computer.
Sophos Device Control does not block removable storage devices that are used as system drives, as this typically destabilizes the operating system.
When you install Sophos software, some Windows components that might also be used by non-Sophos software are also installed or upgraded:
Sophos software | Shared Windows component | |||
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Name | Filenames | Versions | Date of inclusion with Sophos software | |
Sophos Anti-Virus | Microsoft XML Core Services | msxml4.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | September 2009 |
msxml4r.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | September 2009 | ||
ATL Library | ATL80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | June 2007 | |
Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcm80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | June 2007 | |
msvcp80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | June 2007 | ||
msvcr80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | June 2007 | ||
Sophos AutoUpdate | Windows Installer | msi.dll | 2.0.2600.2 | November 2003 |
msiexec.exe | 2.0.2600.2 | November 2003 | ||
msihnd.dll | 2.0.2600.2 | November 2003 | ||
msimain.sdb | N/a | November 2003 | ||
msimsg.dll | 2.0.2600.2 | November 2003 | ||
msisip.dll | 2.0.2600.2 | November 2003 | ||
msls31.dll | 3.10.337.0 | November 2003 | ||
mspatcha.dll | 5.1.2600.0 | November 2003 | ||
riched20.dll | 5.30.23.1200 | November 2003 | ||
sdbapiU.dll | 1.0.0.1 | November 2003 | ||
shfolder.dll | 5.0.2919.20 | November 2003 | ||
usp10.dll | 1.325.2180.1 | November 2003 | ||
Sophos Client Firewall | Microsoft XML Core Services | msxml4.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | September 2009 |
msxml4r.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | September 2009 | ||
Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcm80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | March 2010 | |
msvcp80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | March 2010 | ||
msvcr80.dll | 8.0.50727.4053 | March 2010 |
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