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  • endpoint installer

    Hello, i would like to know if it is possible to create a package installer so that i would not have install the application via network. thank you. Derek
  • Nearly half of our endpoints unable to update and present "The security health cannot be reported at the moment" WHY?!!!

    Hi All, Over the last few months more and more of our endpoint clients are failing to update with "Download of WindowsCloudNextGen failed from server http:∕∕dci.sophosupd.com∕update." along with "The security health cannot be reported at the moment" under…
  • uninstalling Sophos endpoint

    Hello, can someone to solve this problem. how come I have disabled the Temper Protection in the dashboard . but still when uninstalling Sophos endpoint on my client machine they tell me to disable Temper protection
  • UTM blocks Sophos Web Intelligence for Endpoint Protection. What to do?

    Examining the firewall logs, I see that endpoint protection uses swi_service.exe which is attempting to communicate on port 80 to access some European AWS addresses. The UTM blocks the traffic by default. This seems like strange behavior. I would have…
  • Some sophos services not running after update

    I need some help in tackling this issue with Sophos cloud endpoint protection. Whenever there is a component update with sophos, i can see atleast 5 -10 pc's in the cloud portal missing (not running) some services. Some services include Sophos System…
  • Doubt about reinstalling Sophos Endpoint.

    We have Endpoint already installed it but we decide to create a new account to activate a new license with Endpoint and a couple more modules. My question is: Can I just install the new .exe even when the old one is present or I have to uninstall…
  • Command line install receives no firewall rules

    Hello, I'm attempting a Windows 10 install from the command line: \\SOPHOSSERVER\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP\setup.exe -mng yes -scf -user "DOMAIN\SOPHOSUSER" -pwd MYPASSWORD -s -ni and while it download and installs fine, it doesn't pick up…
  • UTM 9 Endpoint Protection - License - How to renew?

    My UTM 9 Home license contains I think with in that license I got Endpoint Protection (10 installs) but for some reason the End Point protection terminates on 2017-09-26 but the Rest of them expire on 2020-06-09. Is there a way to co-term Endpoint…
  • How To Remove Sophos Central Endpoint Server

    Hello - I received an alert about a week back that my server had failed to update. I've done everything to try and get it to update and communicate the central console. I configured lockdown . . . . . due to that I can't install over or uninstall…
  • Virus Data Date on Sophos Endpoint

    Hello, On my Sophos Endpoint , Product Information show that Virus data date 22/08/2017, and last update to Management Console 08/09/2017. How can i check and compare that the virus data date on my sophos endpoint are same with sophos.com released…
  • Error while installation User credentials cannot connect to the specified SQL server instance

    Hi, I am trying to setup Sophos Endpoint Security server on one of my Application-server VM which have IP 172.20.1.xxx and i have my database server on other DB-server VM with IP 172.20.4.xxx. Now while installation when I tried to connect DB instance…
  • Windows alert Sophos Anti-Virus out of date (Version 11.0.11 UTM)

    Hello, some of our Windows Client Show an alert that Sophos Antivirus is out of date. Services on the Windows Client (win 10) are running except Sophos Device Control Service Some of our users are worried that their endpoint protection is out…
  • Client Firewall Policy - Application policy

    Hi Community, I try to set a policy that allows internet explorer to go on our intranet and not go on internet. The default policy is to allow all. So I set two specifics policies for internet explorer (based on the exe) : - one that allows…
  • Remote Cloud installation via GPO

    Hello all, I am having issues rolling out our AV via GPO/script. I followed KB:120611 https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/120611 What seems odd to me is, it works on some machines "Very few" but then on others not at all. I am at a point now…
  • Anti-virus missing from computers

    We have 100+ machines (out of 3000+) that are missing the Sophos anti-virus component, but once had it. They all seemed to have randomly uninstalled at the same time frame (July 31, 2017 according to reports), the computers have all the other Sophos components…
  • EP Advanced to Intercept X

    We currently use EP Advanced Cloud. If we purchase Intercept X, would it be an automatic update based on EP clients, or new installs on each client?
  • SEC - HITMAN PRO VERSION 3.6.8.604 from 3.6.3.583 Update

    Recently we had vesion update of Exploit Prevention from 3.5 to 3.6.x, However 1. This has ended up with a pending Reboot Status for all The Systems 2. Sophos in System Tray Shows Broken(Outdated) with an Red Mark - P.S - Panicked Users with Incident…
  • Endpoint Protection and Server Protection

    Endpoint Protection and Server Protection Questions / Doubts in Environment on-primises: Can I install endpoint protection on servers? Are there any restrictions? A: Does "Server Protection Enterprise" and "Endpoint Protection Advanced" have exactly…
  • Event ID 592

    Hello, I have been receiving the following error in the System Event Log quite a few times in my environment just for 2 servers. Every time it happens the system gets frozen, it doesn't do anything, doesn't response to Keyboard or Mouse. This has started…
  • Download locations for LAN deployment with AD policy

    Our Sophos enterprise console is failing to update our clients when we enable an AD policy to restrict .exe and other restricted file types from running. I am able to add exceptions to the policy but do not know where sophos places the updates when…
  • Iron Key being blocked (and possibly other encrypted USB drives) by endpoint protection software

    Hello, We are currently utilizing the Endpoint and Intercept X protection for one of the practices I manage (installed over the weekend). We have auditors come in and pull data from our EHR system and use Encrypted flash drives to take it for insturance…
  • A Windows API call returned error 1909 [0x00000070]

    Hi Experts :) , I am facing an issue with the following ESC. We have Windows 7 and 10 OS installed in our environment. Below is the error I am getting. Actually the Update is failing with the below error, and sometimes it updates successfully but…
  • Unable to uninstall Sophos Management Server SEC 5.3.1

    Hi there, I'm just having some trouble uninstalling the Sophos Management Server application on our Windows Server 2012 R2. I have been following https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/12360 for the uninstall process, and am getting stuck at this application…
  • Unable to proceed installation

    Hello, i think its a basic question, but i can not solve it. I am trying to install Sophos free antivirus, but it says "Unable to proceed", Sophos home cannot be installed as this computer is not running a supported operating system". But it is running…
  • Failed reinstallation: Unexpected Failure in product state 2

    Hello, after downloading some kind of Video converting freeware it downloadet many strange programs and adware in the background without my permission. Then it killed Sophus so it said, that there was a critical failure with the installation (but it…