Sophos Endpoint: Turn off Sophos AutoUpdate from running on startup Sophos Central Endpoint: HTTPS update feature Configuring update settings For Windows Right-click the Sophos shield icon in the system tray. I call this after after an install and reboot. q8F,Di6--W"d@c]2N If this is a school install of Sophos and you're not an admin, you'll have to contact your IT department to get it authorized. Cheers Simon. Open Sophos Endpoint Security and Control and click Configure updating . ]=5^2kfP)f1 R4'Vi8h{l}{+(XbtmSJ_! Again in the Computer Details window scroll down to History. Go to Global Settings. 51 0 obj 1037 Sophos Central Server Core Agent These are the release notes for Sophos Central Server Core Agent for Windows Server 2008 R2 and later operating systems. Subscribe to get the latest updates in your inbox. yy. if the uptime is less than 5 days for example. 3.2 Install Sophos Endpoint. On most of the machines I have confirmed that they absolutely have been shutdown and restarted since the inital update of the software, but the message requesting a restart still remains. Start Sophos AutoUpdate Service. Services The following services run on the Sophos Central managed endpoints/servers. Note: Sophos Disk Encryption 5.61 is not supported on Windows 8 or later. It will also improve the accuracy of the details submitted. Why did updating fail for both the primary and the secondary server. Assign a policy with invalid addresses or invalid credentials (wait for compliance), force an update, assign the correct policy and force another update. It's much better to authorize libcurl than to exclude the folder. If you are running Sophos Protect for Linux and your updates no longer run on it since the Oct 2022 update aka release 2022.4, there's a relatively easy fix. ZTNA eliminates credential theft as a potential point of entry as multi-factor authentication is an integral part of the solution. . No problems. I know this is an older thread, but this fall inline with what I am trying to accomplish. The remote device is not on the network, which means lateral movement is effectively gone. <> This now requires you to register with Sophos Support Portal first. 4. I don't remember the password, and unfortunately I can't restart because the agent is on a server. The Sophos Installer panel appears, click Install. Sophos Mobile. Click About followed by the Update Now button. 4}QYXa9HUVL I recently updated to the latest version of Sophos (SEC ver: 5.0.0.8 , AntiVirus ver:10). Sophos Endpoint. hPfqp452t3!V'qwbR-m_3Ffc8FnE1=]E! =|'gOHkGbY#L9KEAq)nA{pp"+hi=06psCag
*/~#ocPB{~j]DkT3-HqaSK6j@kQ u.M%:6K93Ej6# Ff_ Q6=E~h]yujZ]iY7/va>|dhpVr}f[OhGja^|w Glad it was of use and you could use at least some of the code. Restriction This setting is for Windows computers only. Some of the features mentioned in these release notes are only available on managed computers or if you have the appropriate license. Note: Some components and services are present depending on the roles assigned to an endpoint/server, such as an update cache and a message relay. If all are out of date, the problem could be with the directory. Once the update is completed, confirm the Last update time has changed and that it shows a green checkmark. To learn more about ZTNA, watch this short video: Also, be sure to download our latest white paper: The Top Six Advantages of ZTNA to get started or visit Sophos.com/ZTNAto learn more. I haven't tested it much, just threw together a few functions I had already. I have not found the right setting for sophos yet to solve the problem. Click on the Sophos Anti-Virus icon and select. Another option is to clear them from the database using sqlcmd. Thank you again for your help, I am going to hang onto this in case I require it again in the future. In the list of available versions, select the type of update you want to download for Sophos Endpoint Security and Control. By default, Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows, macOS, and Linux automatically checks for the latest virus definition and engine updates. . The install takes 10 minutes when run manually, but my package just says running and doesn't progress. After downloading the Sophos Endpoint installation file successfully, the file will be saved in the Download folder. When I look at the Computer details -- that's where I see it saying it's last status as being failed to download SAVXP from the secondary server which is a http address. As AutoUpdate can update AutoUpdate, this is the reason why it copies the minimum set of files to "\Windows\TEMP\sophos_autoupdate1.di r\" and runs a copy from there.For that reason I would suggest sticking with the VBS approach as this more closely mirrors what takes place. How about something like this as an idea: This will set the RebootRequired key to 0 if the machine has been up for more than 5 minutes (adjust as required) then call an update now. Sophos Endpoint Defense updated to version 3.1.2.905 Sophos File Scanner updated to version 1.10.7 Sophos Network Threat Protection updated to version 1.17.710 Resolved issues Restart required This release requires a restart to complete the updates. For information about what other types of version are available, see As an aside, if you're looking at doing blanket scans and updates (rather than a targeted install on a specific machine), you may want to check to see if Sophos is already installed first. It was quite late at night when I put that together. Here we will create a folder called Share on drive C of the windows server machine. I just noticed this same problem last week (the Console can't deploy to domains that don't have a trust relationship with the domain the Console is a member of). Our test for Sophos 9 already installed looks like: IF EXIST "C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVControl.dll" GOTO DONE, IF EXIST "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVControl.dll" GOTO DONE, @REM
. The Sophos info window will show the time and date of the last successful update. Read more New account regions You can now create accounts in these regions: Australia, Brazil, India, and Japan. I'm not sure what I was thinking last night with that logic :). ]Z8"Y!/oR `F$mXn{(N 8']$]Fotx/OKL9wK_[oK+W(SDrVEq{!/7-Rw!G ZTNA can work clientless or integrated with an endpoint protection agent to offer better end-user security and eliminate any potential vulnerabilities in old VPN client software. The following piece of VBS will kick off an update: dim objALC : set objALC =CreateObject("ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1")objALC.UpdateNow 1,1. Where remote workers are involved, ZTNA is an essential first step as it offers many benefits over VPN: And the best part is, ZTNA is much easier to scale and manage than remote-access VPN solutions. endstream ZTNA makes your hosted networked applications completely invisible to the outside world, dramatically reducing your surface area of attack. For general troubleshooting: Ensure that the path indicated in the Address field of the Primary location tab is accessible. Wow you didn't have to go through all the trouble of coding that up! CreateObject (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dcw63t7z(v=vs.85).aspx) can take a location as a parameter otherwise PsExec (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553) to run it remotely could be an option. You'll need to check for something specific to 7 to test against if you're using that version, of course. You will then be updated automatically with future Recommended versions of the product. Go to Overview > Global Settings > Bandwidth Usage. We are a Samba/OpenLDAP domain so working with our client machines we sometimes have to get creative. Click Apply and OK. Right-click Sophos Endpoint Security and Control in the Taskbar and then select Update now. If they are not compliant they may not know where to update from! To be honest, if you role out a similar script as a startup script in AD, you wouldn't even need to test the uptime, you could just set the registry key to 0, optionally call updatenow and you're done as you know the machine has just started. I will give this a try and let you know how it goes, but this looks like it accomplishes exactly what I had in mind! macOS Locate the Sophos Anti-Virus icon in the macOS menubar. The Sophos info window will show the time and date of the last successful update. In that case "C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Endpoint Agent\uninstallcli.exe" isn't of use to you as that is the unified uninstaller for the Central client. The client is very likely up to date if: If you find that your clients are up to date two questions remain: Reaching the server may occasionally fail for various reasons. 1997 - 2022 Sophos Ltd. All rights reserved, Germanys Federal Office for Information Security, join our early access program for Sophos ZTNA as a service, What to expect when youve been hit with Avaddon ransomware. Your email address will not be published. Size: 753MB Release notes Startup guide Configuration guide Download Y2@zF;W@Nm}+
h~$M$+='e^' At present, we have a machine (well several actually) that were unable to get updates from the secondary server. . Make the necessary changes. This time around though I have a higher volume of machines that didn't clear this message. Hope it's useful. o{W\#EXD~qx+nB-oBep}?Y34T+P Right-click the Sophos Anti-Virus icon and select. All legacy Sophos Mobile products, managed on premises or hosted as a Service, reach their end-of-life 20 July 2023. The pandemic created a tectonic shift in the way most organizations operate, with many employees forced to work from home. As some of the are correct (client has been shut down before the next cycle ran) and the number does not increase (some messages are cleared over time, some new pop up) it's not worth the effort. \%GWe!r3l{4.+d">CJL` After you have subjected this medium to your necessary checks, copy the contents to the shared folder on the air-gap network. Is there a way to do that? Sophos ZTNA makes zero trust network access easy, integrated, and secure. This revealed many benefits for both parties that have turned remote working and hybrid workplaces into a productive and sustainable way of operating. both primary and secondary fail)? Locate the Sophos Anti-Virus icon in the macOS menubar. Under certain circumstances this message might not be cleared from the console. At the end of the update the endpoint will send back a message to clear the alert in SEC. Currently the default bandwidth limit is 256 Kbps. 33 0 obj So let's first check whether this indicates a serious problem. Thank you for your feedback. When not evangelizing Sophos network security products, Chris specializes in providing advice and insight into the latest threats and network protection technologies and strategies. As a machine that hasn't been rebooted would also match this condition. Right-click the Sophos Anti-Virus icon and select About. Open the Sophos Endpoint Agent user interface. From the console you can 'right click' the clients you want to update and select 'update now' this should force trhe client to seek an update. This revealed many benefits for both parties that have turned remote working and hybrid workplaces into a productive and sustainable way of operating. Additional steps Some of the features mentioned in these release notes are only available on managed computers or if you have the appropriate license. endobj and combined it with a small batch file. Assign a policy with invalid addresses or invalid credentials (wait for compliance), force an update, assign the correct policy and force another update. Anyway, thank you for this post it has been helpful! Make the necessary changes. After entering the Download folder, access the Sophos Install folder and double-click the Sophos Installer file to start the installation process. Can you share your psexec batch file with the community? Normally, you subscribe to the "Recommended" version to ensure that your software is kept up to date automatically. Unlike VPN, ZTNA doesnt offer implicit trust and broad access to internal networks. In fact, it works the opposite way, where users are ONLY allowed access to very specific resources while everything else is blocked. Does this sound like a good, or bad idea? "\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Logs \ALUpdate[timestamp].log) you can see the line:-ScheduledUpdate -NoGUI -RootPath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate". 1997 - 2022 Sophos Ltd. All rights reserved. 3. level 2. The on-premise client doesn't have a unified uninstaller it is just a few entries in Programs and Features, some of which are MSIs, some are custom installers/uninstallers. Check out the documentation here:. Configuration 3.1 Create a share folder on Windows Server The first step we need to do is to create a share folder to contain the scripts file that can be used to remove the sophos endpoint so that workstations can access to execute the scripts file. Click on the Sophos Anti-Virus icon and select Open Sophos Endpoint. The availability of components is controlled by your active Sophos license. It has successfully cleaned up all the machines that were reporting the error. That looks really good, it probably would have taken me all week to code something half as good as this! On the View menu, click Update Managers. I have searched both the web and these forums for a way to kick off a manual update for Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.5 via a script or the command line. After a few minutes, perform a manual update on an endpoint to check if it is now updating from the update cache server. I then copy the VBscript to the clients computer, then us PsExec to execute the VBscript on the clients machine. So would using this method be the correct course of action? )b%ii3g(q rHIt)R~V El^reov-\@.X=h2a`NG:rL D]l}>++,Gj
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!<6I)ba&RJ/K`OtY)2^V2d ?iXM lM The pandemic created a tectonic shift in the way most organizations operate, with many employees forced to work from home. You might find entries with code 00000000 and description Updated successfully one update interval after the download error (code 0000006b usually). I populated a txt file with the IP addresses of the affected machines. I've created a package, added the .exe file, and added the /S switch for silent install, but it isn't installing. Also, I assume they will try the primary server, since the secondary failed ? How can I force these machines to recheck ? Start Sophos Update Cache service. Not the best solution, but it worked. We're assuming a basic sophos 9 install/update share here - you just need to change the paths on the two network shares above to match the actual location of your install files if you're using sophos 7. These are the release notes for Sophos Endpoint for Windows 7 and later, managed by Sophos Central. The sections below explain why updating may fail, and how you can change the settings to correct the problem. Your email address will not be published. to denote the start of a scheduled update and essentially the command line arguments being passed to Alupdate.exe. So, you run the batch file that installs sophos (lets call it InstallSophos.bat) from psexec like so: psexec \\COMPUTERNAME.DOMAIN.NAME -u DOMAIN\user -p password -c InstallSophos.bat, (where DOMAIN\user is a username with admin privileges on the target COMPUTERNAME). Has anyone successfully used PDQ Inventory to deploy Sophos Central anti-virus endpoint? Applies to the following Sophos products and versions This path should be accessible by configuration manager. There is no upgrade for Sophos SafeGuard encryption agent 5.61 (if you use Sophos Disk Encryption managed by Enterprise Console).The software will continue to work as before. I have searched both the web and these forums for a way to kick off a manual update for Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.5 via a script or the command line. Sign in to Sophos Central Admin. 1997 - 2022 Sophos Ltd. All rights reserved. OXFORD, U.K. - Feb. 2, 2021 - Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today published new research into Agent Tesla, " Agent Tesla Amps Up Information Stealing Attacks ," which details new evasive techniques attackers are using to disable endpoint protection before they deliver the malware and install and run the payload. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Allow the program to make changes to the computer. In the past, systems have updated, requested restart, and when the users shutdown their PC's at night normally the next morning most requests to restart the computer are cleared. Then on the View menu, click Endpoints. If you havent already, join our early access program for Sophos ZTNA as a service that makes ZTNA deployment easier than ever. In the light of day I've just thought, that checking if the uptime is greater than 5 minutes doesn't really help. A seamless migration to Sophos Mobile managed in Sophos Central is possible and recommended. This will open the Properties for Sophos AutoUpdate window and show the Primary location tab. Select them, right-click and click Update Computers Now. So - are you clients actually unable to update (i.e. We've updated the process for creating a new support case from Sophos Central. endobj This new normal, with a multitude of branch offices of one person, has also created some additional challenges and exposed many issues with remote access VPN. Product type: Product: Version: Sophos Endpoint Security and Control These are the release notes for Sophos Endpoint Security and Control Extended support for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 server. My primary goal here is to try and limit the disruption to the users machines and make the process as easy as possible on myself. Simon Fu from the Sophos Community walks you through the process of configuring controlled updates in Sophos Central. Use an Air-Gap Update Manager The only supported method of updating non-internet-facing or non-networked machines is via an Air-Gap Update Manager environment. Log in to Sophos Central Admin. il|pb'AS`gKCI/O&=' UK+ @*!S3OYTyC~@Aj RNsf Click Update Now to trigger an immediate update. Cheers Simon. Make sure your Enterprise Console subscription for Sophos Anti-Virus for vShield is also set to Recommended. Sophos Endpoint Security and Control contacts the wrong source for updates Sophos Endpoint Security and Control cannot use your proxy server Automatic updating is not correctly scheduled The source for updates is not being maintained I would like to write a VB script (still learning VB so it might take me a while, but that is part of the fun) that will create the reg key with a value of 1, run an update, edit the reg key and give it value of 0, and then run the update again. Notes: Same troubleshooting steps can be applied to an update cache server that is not updating from the Internet. The aim of this update is to better represent our different endpoint components and bring a consistent look across platforms. iN& q2s S @[3"gUT`/u$M}|5Z<3,VOZ[h5SYLb"H KZC4Ji+B@tvg?s%
GE3)Y*Yf`L%Tp{R.,IsSa-wRE,R%6BrYp'cHER=(UX,4rFX'sI4W,)b& Updating To update the air-gap network, copy the update files from the non-air-gap network using a removable device. How do you force a Sophos AV client to update ? This article explains how to install Sophos Patch without re-deploying Sophos endpoint security software to the client. Chris McCormack is a network security specialist at Sophos where he has been focused on firewall and network protection since joining Sophos in 2008. This happens when a computer is migrated without using the Sophos Cloud Migration Tool, by running the Sophos Cloud agent installer (SophosInstall.exe) on the computer either interactively or in a quiet mode. Click Controlled Updates for either Endpoint Protection or Server Protection. If Sophos is installed properly, forcing the client to update as detailed is not necessary. Q~QLh5Z5xooMi2SNs*Stbt++!XZ24R2pj
=X7YiAtt/GpM:~ Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If the Sophos agent detects that .NET 4.5.2 is not present on a device, it downloads and . Thanks in advance. Navigate to Protect Devices then choose one of the following options: Download Complete macOS Installer Choose Components (this option is available if licensed for multiple features) The file SophosInstall.zip is then downloaded and is by default saved on the Downloads folder. Whether this is a problem (and indicates you have a problem with your network and/or server) depends on the frequency of events and number of clients affected. We ended up pushing new installations of Sophos out to the machines via psexec -- since Sophos's console can't deploy to multiple domains and that seems to have done the job. It's really quite simple, it just maps the network drive using a special highly unprivileged user we set up for the purpose, and then runs the setup file directly from the network share. What I would like to do is to automate the process of clearing this message. nQtpr& V#:MkO>3g-3Jo-JMk!PKC@+B*d"2sv Save the installer and copy it to sources drive or any shared path. Sophos Endpoint Agent install during OSD Just throwing this out there, but has anyone successfully included the Sophos Endpoint Agent AV client in their OSD process? ;c6J. "C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALUpdate.exe" -ManualUpdate, If you take a look in the AutoUpdate trace logs (e.g. Your devices remain protected in the meantime. I foundthis KBthat explains the process of resolving this issue. I've tried to, and it installs like 90% of the way, but according to the cloud console the Tamper Protection feature never gets enabled. Login to Sophos Central console and click on Protected Devices. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Sophos ZTNA makes zero trust network access easy, integrated, and secure. ?WB["IO1TxQ?38pL *3 {]debv7FQ)H`{q?u2LU(K-i_0(LC?eutDm}~@7n@e[H bRuMLX@u_ff?6}'(8@x.UF{~&a3/}7mM9Pf%,\yi!b~ I can see why it might return a false claim that the system had actually been rebooted. Sophos Mobile in Sophos Central is still an active product with no planned retirement date. Set each of the endpoint computers to update from this shared location. If you want to star t using Sophos encr yption softw are managed b y Saf eGuard Enter prise instead, I can right click on the Sophos tray icon and choose 'Update now' just fine, but need a script or command line to be able to manually force an update on a machine remotely. The contents of InstallSophos.bat look something like this: net use \\SOPHOSSERVER.DOMAIN.NAME\SophosUpdate /user:SOPHOSSERVER\updateuser password, \\SOPHOSSERVER.DOMAIN.NAME\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP\setup.exe -i -mng yes -user SOPHOSSERVER\updateuser -pwd password, (where SOPHOSSERVER\updateuser is a user on the domain that the sophos server is on with privileges enough to read the update share). Under the Updating section, select Configure updating. Product: Version: Sophos Endpoint Security and Control These are the release notes for Sophos Endpoint Security and Control for Windows Preview versions, managed by Sophos Enterprise Console or standalone. Locate the Sophos Anti-Virus icon in the Windows task bar. I realize that this may not necessarily be the preferred way, or the most secure way of doing it, but given the number of machines that were causing issues I decided to go ahead with it and see if it would clear up the issues I was having. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos MCS Agent and set the REG_DWORD Start to 0x00000004 Go to the following location in the registry editor: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config Set the following DWORD values to 0: SAVEnabled and SEDEnabled Or should I be digging more to investigate why these weren't cleared? 1'Z^76I%J^ASAM]kg&8T>d13j7NY>E i2q# To download you need to visit https://central.sophos.com and log in with the registered gmail account. i6U;k-a Tk.Tk5,6o=@p2Mi>x[ yt}dsnC"[XcI|n~]Y~5@~z(SL2VhBig~=AO^{j&moX}B]:T"X)V,Vg)v2t4YXzgOWS+>DjJ! One way to get rid of the message is to deliberately cause an "update failed/succeeded" cycle. You can configure the bandwidth used for updating the Sophos agent software on your endpoint computers. MIT Information Systems & Technology website. Information on how to configure this can be found in the knowledge base article Sophos Update Manager: Install and configure Sophos Endpoint Security and Control on an air-gapped network. Select the update manager that maintains the directory that you suspect to be out of date, right-click and click Update Now. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dcw63t7z(v=vs.85).aspx, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553. When migrating an on-premise-managed computer to Sophos Cloud, a Sophos endpoint software update may cause the installation to fail. Let's look at steps to deploy Sophos endpoint protection agent using SCCM. as Simon said, Update Computers Now instructs the clients to update. We have almost 3000 clients and about 50 with these download errors. 9-W]M;ETo". If you would like to provide more details, please log in and add a comment below. Not surprisingly the primary location is tried first and only if it can't be contacted the secondary is tried. Fortunately, zero trust network access or ZTNA has emerged as the perfect solution, at the perfect time. :f^3)1Na*QF3e5}uGh"Qb3;M&FRdxK+PSR0=o+w*mTq\f@^P#rgKur eY?W' vU\!.,bJ4ne-|s{W.iLD5&T0F!NU6^"\\C\PB(dlAOpjm9- S5K(|sR8L*%f9m"cy,qn\O<>ej+*dJ,c2;lF60YF30HEw(YcL-~hNgp'4zNC264~ALT8sSY I can right click on the Sophos tray icon and choose 'Updatenow' just fine, but need a script or command line to be able to manually force an update on a machine remotely. xZ}.$b(d^Dw19;3U$u CN7zF\f&sNK:**_yymndmL+M)?? Some information only applies to specific versions of Windows. For example, we tell you which component versions apply to Windows Server 2016 and later. Data security and privacy are critically important and justifiably regulated across most jurisdictions: GDPR in Europe, the Data Protection Act in the UK, CCPA in the USA, PIPEDA in Canada, and the Privacy Act in Australia, to name just a few. stream A`}>o,RJ*_kp8b X-nf[?c;~aU The other being-ManualUpdate for a forced update.Also, if you run something like Process Explorer while kicking off an update, the AutoUpdate service (ALSvc.exe) calls Alupdate.exe with the following parameters:"C:\Windows\TEMP\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\alupdate.exe" -ManualUpdate -NoGUI -RootPath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate" So Alupdate does take such a parameter, the problem might come however when Alupdate has to update iself if you're running the Alupdate.exe from the current install set as you suggest. Check out what the BSI Group says about ZTNA in their brief. We have almost 3000 clients and about 50 with these download errors. When I right click Update nothing changes. This method involves adding two registry keys to an endpoint so that an existing Sophos AutoUpdate installation will install Sophos Patch on the next scheduled update. Back to the automation part, this is a great little piece of code that I would like to use in conjunction with the KB listed above. Click Update Now to trigger an immediate update. deinstall it and the problem is gone. Using a small script, I think I could accomplish this. ( BLHD#gbPOcvlv5Z]pKpzK
5Pw`YM(.\T0w1YRMU&i9W And yes, we've tested a basically similar batch file with just the paths changed for doing sophos 7 installs and it worked as well. One way to get rid of the message is to deliberately cause an "update failed/succeeded" cycle. I like the idea of pushing a startup script out through AD. How did you find out that they are unable to get updates from the secondary? Sophos Endpoint Agent is the problem. Is there a way to uninstall the Sophos Endpoint Agent even though it still has manipulation protection in it? Required fields are marked *. Which I guess would make the conditional line: if datediff ("d ", GetLastBoot(), Date() & " " & Time() ) < 5 then. Go to Protect Devices > Server Protection and select Download Linux Server installer. I.e. Primary server is a smb share. You can specify a custom bandwidth limit or unlimited bandwidth. )S:) GS=y(E$]fp:{0:vkfa`.g>[yo+yOYJh Extract its contents to the same folder. Currently though, our infrastructure is not supported by AD. Note: These steps will trigger a pending reboot alert for Sophos once completed. Under Endpoint Protection, click Download Complete Windows Installer. Installation Instructions Step 1: Copy link downloads Sophos Endpoint for Linux. Note: You can only control updates for Windows computers and servers. As always, YMMV, but it's worked pretty well for us. 1.3 Sophos Security VM (ESXi) Compatible with VMware ESXi 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 6.7. Select Open Sophos Endpoint Security and Control. ZTNA enables remote workers to seamlessly and transparently access the applications, data, and systems they need to be productive, while simultaneously solving all the major issues with VPN: scalability, management, performance, and most importantly, security. I took the script that you wrote (which worked perfectly I might add!!!!) I was wondering though, is this the correct course of action? I see what you are saying about the check for LastBoot. Some jurisdictions, like Germanys Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the United States Federal Government, have taken data protection a step further by mandating state-of-the-art cybersecurity standards using technologies like zero trust. I may be asking a silly question, but are youre clients compliant with your updating policy. Then follow up by deleting the VBscript off the clients machine. In some ways you want the opposite. 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