For Sophos Central customers
These are the release notes for Sophos Endpoint Advanced for Windows 7 and later, managed by Sophos Central.
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Version 10.8.9 update New
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.9.610.
This release contains various fixes and updates.
Components Updated
| Sophos Endpoint Advanced Windows 7 and later | 10.8.9 update October 2020 | 10.8.9 September 2020 | 10.8.8 July 2020 | 10.8.7 May 2020 | 10.8.6 update February 2020 | 10.8.6 January 2020 | 10.8.5.330 November 2019 | 10.8.3.441 April 2019 | 10.8.3 November 2018 | 10.8.2.344 October 2018 | 10.8.2 September 2018 | 10.8.1.2 April 2018 | 10.8.1.217 February 2018 | 10.8.1 January 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos Anti-Virus | 10.8.9.610 | 10.8.9.292 | 10.8.8.337 | 10.8.7.1000 | 10.8.6.215 | 10.8.6.215 | 10.8.5.330 | 10.8.3.441 | 10.8.3.322 | 10.8.2.344 | 10.8.2.342 | 10.8.1.316 | 10.8.1.217 | 10.8.1 |
| Threat detection engine | 3.79.0 | 3.79.0 | 3.79.0 | 3.78.7 | 3.78.5 | 3.77.1 | 3.77.1 | 3.74.1 | 3.74.1 | 3.74.0 | 3.74.0 | 3.72.1 | 3.71.0 | 3.71.0 |
| Sophos Endpoint Firewall Management | 1.2.0.17 | 1.2.0.17 | 1.2.0.17 | 1.2.0.17 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
Other release notes
You should also read the Sophos Core Agent release notes. They cover the changes, resolved issues and known issues for the core components.
For information about the changes to the Sophos Core Agent, see the Sophos Core Agent release notes.
For information about the changes to Sophos Intercept X, see the Sophos Intercept X release notes.
For improvements and new features in the Sophos Central console, see What's new in Sophos Central.
Version 10.8.9
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.9.292.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WINEP-9227 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which Windows stops unexpectedly on computers that have upgraded to Sophos Anti-Virus 10.6.4 and have IBM ClearCase installed. |
| WINEP-21543 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue with Sophos Anti-Virus integration with the Windows security center. |
| WINEP-22138 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which Windows stops unexpectedly when the kernel stack has been exhausted. |
Version 10.8.8
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.8.337.
The threat detection engine has been updated to 3.79.0.
Version 10.8.7
Updated Components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.7.1000.
The threat detection engine is 3.78.7. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Sophos Endpoint Firewall Management has been updated to 1.2.0.17.
Version 10.8.6 update
Updated Components
The threat detection engine is 3.78.5. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Version 10.8.6
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.6.215.
The threat detection engine is 3.77.1. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WINEP-21151 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which the Sophos Central dashboard reports that real-time protection is turned off, but at the Windows endpoint real-time protection is turned on. |
| WINEP-9227 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which Windows stops unexpectedly on computers that have upgraded to Sophos Anti-Virus 10.6.4 and have IBM Clear Case installed. |
| WINEP-18719 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which Windows stops unexpectedly. Related to scanning files on network shares in the process of being modified by certain co-existing products. |
| WINEP-16468 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which an internal on-access driver error 112 is logged when the user tries to upload .cab files to an FTP server using a batch file. |
| WINEP-21052 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which Windows stops unexpectedly with a WIN32K_POWER_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT error on laptops when changing between power states. |
| WINEP-22138 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue in which Windows stops unexpectedly when the kernel stack has been exhausted. |
Version 10.8.5.330
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.5.330.
The threat detection engine is 3.77.1. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
This version contains minor fixes and improvements.
Version 10.8.3.441
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.3.441.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WINEP-19220 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue with Microsoft updates causing machines to hang on starting. |
Version 10.8.3
New features
Sophos Device Control
The following devices have been added to the list of secure removable storage devices:
- DataLocker Sentry ONE-M
- Datalocker H300 500GB
- Apricorn Secure Key 3z
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.3.322.
The threat detection engine is 3.74.1. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
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| Issue ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WINEP-13879 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Sophos Anti-Virus installation can fail when migrating to Sophos Central due to a race condition. |
Version 10.8.2.344
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.2.344.
Version 10.8.2
Updated components
The threat detection engine is 3.74.0. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Sophos Endpoint Firewall Management has been updated to 1.1.0.0.
Version 10.8.1.2
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.1.316.
The threat detection engine is 3.72.1. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Sophos Endpoint Firewall Management has been updated to 1.1.0.0.
Version 10.8.1.217
Updated components
Sophos Anti-Virus has been updated to 10.8.1.217.
Version 10.8.1
Updated components
The threat detection engine is 3.71.0. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WINEP-11579, WINEP-11346, WINEP-3305 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Service improvements for EPP/SWI/Web Intelligence. |
| WINEP-9143 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved an issue with blocked URLs with trailing :/ being displayed incorrectly in Device Events. |
| WINEP-7120 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Resolved issues with the reporting of web controlled sites in Sophos Central. |
Known issues and limitations
| Issue ID | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WINEP-10648 | Sophos Anti-Virus | Incorrect malware cleanup notification to the end user when malware is detected on a mapped drive. Sophos Central reports that manual cleanup is required, but the endpoint indicates malware was cleaned up. The endpoint should indicate manual clean up required. |
| WINEP-12044 | Sophos Anti-Virus | In some situations Sophos scans are reported as complete while cleanup actions are still in progress. |
System requirements
This version of Sophos Endpoint is supported on Windows 7 and later client operating systems. For a full list of system requirements, see knowledge base article 121027.
Support for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Sophos Endpoint uses toast notifications instead of balloon notifications to display messages on screen.
- If you specify a user-defined message to be displayed in desktop messages, it is not displayed in toasts. For more information, see knowledge base article 118233.
- If Sophos Anti-Virus cleans up a threat that affects a Windows Store app, it marks the app as tampered with. This causes Windows to offer the user the ability to re-download and re-install the app.
Sophos Device Control
Sophos Device Control does not block removable storage devices that are used as system drives, as this 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 | File names | Versions | Date of inclusion with Sophos software |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos Anti-Virus | Microsoft XML Core Services | msxml4.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | September 2009 |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | Microsoft XML Core Services | msxml4r.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | September 2009 |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | ATL Library | atl90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | December 2014 |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcm90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | December 2014 |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcp90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | December 2014 |
| Sophos Anti-Virus | Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Libraries | msvcr90.dll | 9.0.30729.6161 | December 2014 |
Support
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
- Visit the Sophos Community at community.sophos.com/ and search for other users who are experiencing the same problem.
- Visit the Sophos support knowledge base at www.sophos.com/en-us/support.aspx.
- Download the product documentation at www.sophos.com/en-us/support/documentation.aspx.
- Open a ticket with our support team at https://secure2.sophos.com/support/contact-support/support-query.aspx.
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