Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000 or later release notes

Version numbers

Component Version
Sophos Anti-Virus 7.6.13
Threat detection engine 3.01.0
Threat data 4.47E, November 2009

New in this version


  • (SUG 34331) Sophos Anti-Virus now populates the WMI SecurityCenter namespace with the following information: displayName, onAccessScanningEnabled, productUptoDate, versionNumber.
  • There have been many improvements to rootkit detection.
  • The threat detection engine and threat data have been updated.

Known problems


  • (DEF 18144 and DEF 16510) Web page scanning is not compatible with Google Gears add-ons or the RealPlayer version 11 Download and Record add-on. You must disable these add-ons as explained in Sophos support knowledgebase article 36142.

  • (DEF 17535) In Sophos Enterprise Console version 3.0, device control error messages display error numbers rather than error messages. For a full list of the error numbers and their meaning, see Sophos support knowledgebase article 35958.

    This problem is fixed in Enterprise Console 3.1.

  • (DEF 20694) 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.

Additional information


  • (WKI 19039) Sophos Anti-Virus does not block removable storage devices that are used as system drives. Blocking of such devices typically destabilizes the operating system.

  • Shared Windows components

    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
    Name Filenames Versions Date of inclusion with Sophos software
    Sophos Anti-Virus Microsoft XML Core Services msxml4.dll 4.20.9818.0 March 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 4.10.9404.0 April 2008
    msxml4a.dll 4.10.9404.0 April 2008
    msxml4r.dll 4.10.9404.0 April 2008
    Sophos Network Access Control Agent Microsoft CRT msvcrt.dll 6.0.8797.0 April 2008
    Microsoft Visual C++ CRT (x86) msvcm80.dll 8.0.50727.762 April 2008
    msvcp80.dll 8.0.50727.762 April 2008
    msvcr80.dll 8.0.50727.762 April 2008
    Microsoft XML Core Services msxml4.dll 4.10.9404.0 April 2008
    msxml4a.dll 4.10.9404.0 April 2008
    msxml4r.dll 4.10.9404.0 April 2008

Information from previous versions

7.6.10


  • This version includes a fix for the following problems:

    (DEF 38863) On Windows Vista, a non-privileged user cannot always start Internet Explorer version 8, unless web page scanning is disabled.

    (DEF 38910) If you start Internet Explorer version 8 by clicking Start, then clicking Run, and then typing a web address in the Run dialog box, an error message appears and Internet Explorer displays a blank page. This problem also occurs if you start Internet Explorer 8 by clicking one of the hyperlinks in Sophos Anti-Virus.

Technical support

For technical support, visit http://www.sophos.com/support.

If you contact technical support, provide as much information as possible, including the following:


  • Sophos software version number(s)
  • Operating system(s) and patch level(s)
  • The exact text of any error messages

Copyright

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Sophos and Sophos Anti-Virus are registered trademarks of Sophos Plc and Sophos Group. All other product and company names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.