| Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) | 10.3.1 (Recommended) |
| Threat detection engine | 3.50.1 |
| Threat data | 4.98, February 2014 |
| Sophos Client Firewall (SCF) | 3.0.0 (Windows 8)
2.9.3 (Windows 7 and earlier) |
| Sophos AutoUpdate (SAU) | 2.9.0 |
Automatic deployment of Endpoint Security and Control to Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 from Enterprise Console requires Enterprise Console 5.1 or later.
Automatic deployment of Endpoint Security and Control to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 from Enterprise Console requires Enterprise Console 5.2.1 R2 or later.
If you are using Enterprise Console 5.0 or earlier, you can install the software by running the installer from a bootstrap location that contains a software subscription for version 10.3. For more information on manual installation, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/12386.aspx.
This section lists updates included in the last four monthly releases of Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.3.1.
To view the list of fixed issues, go to Fixed and known issues.
The threat data has been updated.
The threat detection engine and threat data have been updated.
The threat data has been updated.
The threat data has been updated.
This section lists issues fixed in the last four monthly releases of Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 10.3.1 and known issues in this release.
| Issue ID | Description | Found in | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEF93356 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Detours software used in Sophos Anti-Virus. | 10.3.1, February 2014 |
| Issue ID | Description | Found in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
From June 2013 Sophos changed 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.
Interactive mode
Hidden process detection
Modified memory detection
Rawsocket applications (rawsockets are treated the same as other connections)
Non-stateful rules
The option Concurrent connections for TCP rules
The option Where the local port is equal to the remote port
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | atl90.dll | 9.0.30729.4148 | June 2013 | |
| Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcm90.dll | 9.0.30729.4148 | June 2013 | |
| msvcp90.dll | 9.0.30729.4148 | June 2013 | ||
| msvcr90.dll | 9.0.30729.4148 | June 2013 | ||
| 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 3.0 for Windows 8 | Microsoft XML Core Services | msxml4.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | June 2013 |
| msxml4r.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | June 2013 | ||
| Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcm90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | June 2013 | |
| msvcp90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | June 2013 | ||
| msvcr90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | June 2013 | ||
| Sophos Client Firewall 2.9 for Windows 7 and earlier | 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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