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  • Sophos Anti-Virus
    • Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX

• Vulnerability: MS08-055. Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047)

  Created: 10 September 2008, updated: 10 September 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-054. Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954154)

  Created: 10 September 2008, updated: 10 September 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-053. Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954156)

  Created: 10 September 2008, updated: 15 September 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-052. Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)

  Created: 10 September 2008, updated: 10 September 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: how to disinfect PE executable viruses

  Created: 21 August 2008, updated: 21 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-049. Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (950974)

  Created: 15 August 2008, updated: 15 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-046. A heap overflow in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System could allow arbitrary code execution.

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 14 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-043. Microsoft Excel vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution (954066)

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 14 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-045. Vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer could allow arbitrary code execution.

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 14 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-041. Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access could allow remote code execution (955617)

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 15 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-044. Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office filters could allow arbitrary code execution.

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 14 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-042. Malicious Word documents could allow arbitrary code execution.

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 14 August 2008

• Vulnerability: MS08-051. Microsoft PowerPoint vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution (949785)

  Created: 13 August 2008, updated: 14 August 2008

• Latest vulnerabilities analysis

  Created: 11 August 2008, updated: 22 September 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: with Windows Vista, use of symlinks can cause multiple virus alerts to be generated for the same file

  Created: 11 August 2008, updated: 12 August 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX: third party application fails to connect to Sophos Anti-Virus

  Created: 15 July 2008, updated: 17 July 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX: Enterprise Console shows the endpoint as 'Awaiting Response From Computer'

  Created: 15 July 2008, updated: 17 July 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX: changes to console policy do not pass to endpoint

  Created: 15 July 2008, updated: 17 July 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX: use of symlinks can cause multiple virus alerts to be generated for the same file

  Created: 15 July 2008, updated: 17 July 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: when re-installing you see the error 00000025

  Created: 11 July 2008, updated: 9 September 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX: installation fails when installing to a Japanese directory

  Created: 15 May 2008, updated: 17 July 2008

• Enterprise Console: version 3.1 support for Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix

  Created: 10 April 2008, updated: 14 April 2008

• Sophos products, notification of retirement dates

  Created: 17 March 2008, updated: 31 March 2008

• Sophos Products system requirements

  Created: 13 March 2008, updated: 9 April 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: non-Windows versions have new file type in dataset

  Created: 21 January 2008, updated: 10 March 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: error message when extracting downloaded IDE files

  Created: 14 January 2008, updated: 14 January 2008

• Advisory: Changes to the Sophos Alert System Mailing List

  Created: 8 January 2008, updated: 8 January 2008

• Changes to the Sophos Alert System Mailing List

  Created: 9 November 2007, updated: 11 March 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: supplementary CD settings

  Created: 7 September 2007, updated: 7 September 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus: features in version 7.0, 6.5.7 and 4.7

  Created: 24 May 2007, updated: 10 August 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus Supplementary CD: changes to truncation of Solaris filenames

  Created: 14 May 2007, updated: 14 May 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.5.5 and 4.6.11

  Created: 30 April 2007, updated: 30 April 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.5.4 and 4.6.10

  Created: 22 March 2007, updated: 22 March 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus: managing the detection of suspicious files and behavior

  Created: 13 March 2007, updated: 10 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.5.3 and 4.6.9

  Created: 22 February 2007, updated: 23 February 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus: how to scan removable devices

  Created: 30 January 2007, updated: 10 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.5.2 and 4.6.8

  Created: 24 January 2007, updated: 7 February 2007

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.5.1 and 4.6.7

  Created: 20 December 2006, updated: 20 December 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.5.0 and 4.6.6

  Created: 20 November 2006, updated: 7 December 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus and Exim MTA

  Created: 26 October 2006, updated: 30 October 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: features in version 6.0.5 and 4.6.5

  Created: 26 October 2006, updated: 3 November 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus: Sophos Behavioral Genotype Protection

  Created: 20 September 2006, updated: 9 October 2008

• Sophos log files: overview

  Created: 3 April 2006, updated: 7 October 2008

• Customer checklist

  Created: 22 March 2006, updated: 6 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: checking that your anti-virus software is up to date

  Created: 30 December 2005, updated: 6 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux: Using a custom built or unsupported kernel

  Created: 12 August 2005, updated: 20 June 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: emergency removal of viruses with command line scanners

  Created: 26 July 2005, updated: 7 December 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus: using IDE files with command line emergency versions

  Created: 17 June 2005, updated: 14 July 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: Sophie reports all files scanned as corrupt

  Created: 19 May 2005, updated: 8 March 2006

• Advisory: Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX - issues with Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.93

  Created: 10 May 2005, updated: 12 May 2005

• EM Library: additional/alternative configuration options

  Created: 11 March 2005, updated: 1 November 2006

• Sophos credentials: usernames and passwords for Sophos customers

  Created: 16 November 2004, updated: 13 October 2008

• EM Library: using with Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX

  Created: 16 November 2004, updated: 8 October 2008

• Setting up a cron job in UNIX-type operating systems

  Created: 9 November 2004, updated: 8 October 2008

• Advisory: end of support for Mac OS X 10.1, and for FreeBSD versions 2 and 3 on Intel

  Created: 4 November 2004, updated: 8 November 2004

• Change to version numbering with Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.86 onwards

  Created: 23 September 2004, updated: 5 October 2006

• Current versions of Sophos products

  Created: 19 August 2004, updated: 7 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: installation on a network

  Created: 3 August 2004, updated: 7 October 2008

• EM Library: eminstall.sh fails if no 'sweep' user exists

  Created: 19 July 2004, updated: 1 November 2006

• Submitting samples of suspicious files to Sophos

  Created: 1 July 2004, updated: 7 October 2008

• How to check which Sophos product version is installed

  Created: 25 March 2004, updated: 3 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: how to enable full scan mode

  Created: 17 March 2004, updated: 3 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: exclusion handling

  Created: 4 March 2004, updated: 8 March 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: exclusions and wildcard handling

  Created: 4 March 2004, updated: 8 March 2006

• Virus identity (IDE) files: using on UNIX

  Created: 8 January 2004, updated: 2 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: how to use threat identity (IDE) files

  Created: 8 January 2004, updated: 2 October 2008

• Threat identity (IDE) files: overview

  Created: 7 January 2004, updated: 2 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: how to add extensions to the executable files list

  Created: 7 January 2004, updated: 2 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: system reports 'not found' or 'cannot load library'

  Created: 16 December 2003, updated: 14 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: avoiding disk space problems

  Created: 16 December 2003, updated: 1 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: changing the scan speed

  Created: 16 December 2003, updated: 14 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: central virus reporting information and the system log

  Created: 16 December 2003, updated: 8 March 2006

• Can my UNIX or Linux computer become infected with a virus?

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 8 March 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: platforms supported

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 1 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: network installation

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 8 March 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: scanning symbolically linked items

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 8 March 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: scanning the starting filesystem or the local computer only

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 14 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: installing for automatic updating on non-UNIX workstations

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 1 August 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux: disinfecting viruses on workstations

  Created: 15 December 2003, updated: 8 March 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus: overview

  Created: 4 December 2003, updated: 1 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: 'Quick' and 'Full' scanning levels

  Created: 4 December 2003, updated: 1 October 2008

• Sophos Anti-Virus: scanning 'Executables' or 'All' files

  Created: 4 December 2003, updated: 5 October 2006

• Sophos Anti-Virus: checking compressed and archived files

  Created: 4 December 2003, updated: 1 October 2008

• Are Sophos Anti-Virus monthly updates really necessary? Why not just update with IDEs?

  Created: 4 December 2003, updated: 1 October 2008