Sophos Central release notes
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These are the release notes for Sophos Anti-Virus for macOS (Sophos Central edition).
Version 9.9.8 New
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4973 | Resolved blank captive portal. |
Components Updated
| Sophos Anti-Virus | 9.9.8 April 2020 | 9.9.6 November 2019 | 9.9.5 November 2019 | 9.9.4 September 2019 | 9.9.3 August 2019 | 9.9.2 June 2019 | 9.9.1 June 2019 | 9.9.0 May 2019 | 9.8.3 February 2019 | 9.8.2 January 2019 |
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Version 9.9.6
This release contains performance improvements.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4600 | Improved memory usage when Threat Case creation is enabled. |
| MACEP-4602 | Resolved an issue with modified permissions on the man8 directory when using disk encryption. |
| MACEP-4493 | Resolved an intermittent failure where web pages may fail to load. |
| MACEP-4606 | Improved support for macOS 10.15 Catalina when using MDM profiles. |
Version 9.9.5
New features
- This release contains improved support for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
- This release contains stability improvements.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4456 | Users can now copy paths from the Events panel. |
Version 9.9.4 Updated
New features
- This release contains support for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
- This release contains security and performance improvements.
Updated components
The threat detection engine version is 3.77.1. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4414 | Resolved an intermittent issue on macOS 10.14 Mojave where the Captive Network Assistant page could fail to load. |
| MACEP-4410 | Addressed CVE-2020-10947. |
Version 9.9.3
New features
- Stability and performance improvements.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4098 | Fixed an issue where verification of APFS disk images (DMGs) can fail on macOS 10.14 Mojave. |
Version 9.9.2
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4246 | Performance improvements. |
Version 9.9.1
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-4161 | Fixed an issue with WiFi Discovery where MacBooks may not display correctly. |
Version 9.9.0
New features
- Scanning performance improvements.
- Synchronized Security can now identify Sophos and System applications to SFOS.
- Improvements to CryptoGuard detection accuracy.
Updated components
The threat detection engine version is 3.76.0. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-3435 | Fixed an issue where some CryptoGuard detections may not appear as an exclusion option in Sophos Central. |
| MACEP-3436 | Fixed an issue where CryptoGuard may erroneously detect on Boxcryptor. |
| MACEP-3822 | Device Control can now block drives of 1TB+. |
| MACEP-3856 | Fixed an issue where an endpoint may fail to heartbeat across a VPN connection. |
| MACEP-3807 | Fixed an issue where Health state was sometimes inconsistently reported. |
| MACEP-3375 | Installer is now able to report insecure system umask values. |
Version 9.8.3
Resolved issues
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| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| MACEP-3604 | Resolved an issue on macOS 10.14 Mojave that prevented some customers from connecting to Wi-Fi networks that require a captive portal. |
Version 9.8.2
Updated components
The threat detection engine version is 3.75.0. For information about the threat detection engine, see the Sophos Threat Detection Engine release notes.
Resolved issues
| Issue ID | Description |
|---|---|
| DMACEP-3668 | Resolved a rare kernel panic that can be caused when reading extended file attributes on APFS. |
Known issues
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| Issues with copying infected files to a quarantine folder. | If the immediate scanner moves or copies an infected file to a quarantine folder, the action is intercepted by the on-access scanner. This is because Spotlight indexes the quarantine folder when a file is quarantined there. To work around this, in the Spotlight preferences, put the quarantine folder into the list of excluded folders. |
Authentication caching
- Authentication caching in macOS may prevent you from unlocking the preferences panel immediately after an upgrade. To unlock the preferences panel, log out, then log in to your Mac again.
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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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