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Trouble with SophosWebIntelligence.bundle

nevets

I am using a Mac OS10.6.8

Yesterday Sophos Anti-Virus updated to 9.0.1 - but seems to have also installed at the same time SophosWebIntelligence.bundle

Now whenever I use the internet (Safari) numerous request popups show to allow or disallow connections.

I have Little Snitch installed and those connection requests seem not to show anymore: they were far fewer than what now shows  as SophosWebIntelligence.bundle

The issues are:

Some some reason I no logger access to Google search. Of course I didn’’’’t deny a goggle connection and google was already set under little snitch as always connect.

The internet has become I would guess 10 times slower; it’’’’s almost a snails pace.

I can’’’’t fine the preference details for the SophosWebIntelligence.bundle - I assume it is like Little Snitch were any access denied can be undone or permanent access set.

THere is now an excess of deny or accept popups for every page I visit - the obvious ones of course I allow but some are vague. There can be around 10 per page.

Any ideas how to solve these points would be welcome.

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    nevets wrote:

    Well Little Snitch was simple, now it seems to have been hijacked by SophosWebIntelligence.bundle; the number of deny and accept rules building up under the heading SophosWebIntelligence.bundle is rediculous.

    Apple forums advice get rid of Sophos. This seems to be the advice to almost every enquiry on the subject, not what to do to resolve matters.

    Well one has to go unless there is a solution, either Little Snitch or SophosWebIntelligence.bundle. What I can't understand is why make a program that interfers so dramatically with others. UNtil the recent upgrade Sophos was far better than any antivirus program I have bought.

    Hi nevets,

    Both programs are operating as intended, even if it seems annoying. The Web Protection feature acts as a local proxy, it filters the web traffic between your web browser and the rest of the internet. Little Snitch likes to tell you about every program that accesses the network, including ours. Its a nice program (assuming you understand what its trying to tell you) but also can be very noisy.

    I can't tell you which is better because "better" is a very subjective measurement. Our software is actively filtering internet traffic and only tells you when its found something really bad. We are trying to make your life easier by remaining silent until its time to block something. The goal of Little Snitch is quite different - when run in a non-silent mode, is will show you everything in incredible detail.

    Hope that helps explain what you are seeing.

    :1017979

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    Bob Cook (bob.cook@sophos.com) Director, Software Development

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    nevets wrote:

    Well Little Snitch was simple, now it seems to have been hijacked by SophosWebIntelligence.bundle; the number of deny and accept rules building up under the heading SophosWebIntelligence.bundle is rediculous.

    Apple forums advice get rid of Sophos. This seems to be the advice to almost every enquiry on the subject, not what to do to resolve matters.

    Well one has to go unless there is a solution, either Little Snitch or SophosWebIntelligence.bundle. What I can't understand is why make a program that interfers so dramatically with others. UNtil the recent upgrade Sophos was far better than any antivirus program I have bought.

    Hi nevets,

    Both programs are operating as intended, even if it seems annoying. The Web Protection feature acts as a local proxy, it filters the web traffic between your web browser and the rest of the internet. Little Snitch likes to tell you about every program that accesses the network, including ours. Its a nice program (assuming you understand what its trying to tell you) but also can be very noisy.

    I can't tell you which is better because "better" is a very subjective measurement. Our software is actively filtering internet traffic and only tells you when its found something really bad. We are trying to make your life easier by remaining silent until its time to block something. The goal of Little Snitch is quite different - when run in a non-silent mode, is will show you everything in incredible detail.

    Hope that helps explain what you are seeing.

    :1017979

    ---

    Bob Cook (bob.cook@sophos.com) Director, Software Development

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