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SAV for Mac 9.1 Preview

The engineering team for Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac is happy to announce the availability of a preview of our next significant release for Home Edition. You can download this installer directly from our site using this link:

*** LINK for v9.1 REMOVED - PLEASE VISIT SOPHOS.COM FOR THE LATEST INSTALLER **

It will upgrade an existing 9.0 version if you have one installed and will preserve your existing settings. This update improves stability and performance. No new features, but it addresses issues reported here in the forum.

Now for the FAQ:

  • What does Preview mean? We aren't yet releasing this to all users. We want to get your feedback first, from willing volunteers. Once we are satified this release is good enough for everyone we'll automatically upgrade to this version.
  • Should I reboot after installation? Yes. This version updates the kernel drivers which requires a reboot to be effective. But no need to do it right away. Do it when you are ready.
  • Any new features? Not really. This release addresses issues reported in the forum and brings the Home Edition software up to date with the latest changes in our business versions for Sophos Cloud and on-premise management solutions.
  • Is it safe to run? You've tested it, right? Yes this release has passed our internal quality assurance process. Additionally, the software is nearly the same as what we've been provding to our Sophos Cloud customers for a few months now.

Please post any issues you have, we definitely want to hear about your experience as soon as possible. Thank you!

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  • benlukes wrote:

    I'm running Sophos 9.0.11.  When I try to install the 9.1 preview I get a message that says:

    "An incompatible product is installed.

    This software cannot be installed over he existing installation. No changes were made to the existing installation."

    It says above that this should be able to be installed over the version 9 software, so what's going on?  Should I uninstall my current version first?

    Also, I may have downloaded my current version from my university, but I can't remember.  Maybe the version provided by my school isn't home edition?


    Your guess is correct - the version your school provided must not be the Home Edition. For a variety of reasons, we don't allow mixing and matching the different types of installations.

    As long as you are an administrator of your Mac, you can uninstall the current version from your school and then install the Home Edition, if you like. The uninstall program can be found in /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus, its called Remove Sophos Anti-Virus.app.

    Hope that helps.

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

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  • benlukes wrote:

    I'm running Sophos 9.0.11.  When I try to install the 9.1 preview I get a message that says:

    "An incompatible product is installed.

    This software cannot be installed over he existing installation. No changes were made to the existing installation."

    It says above that this should be able to be installed over the version 9 software, so what's going on?  Should I uninstall my current version first?

    Also, I may have downloaded my current version from my university, but I can't remember.  Maybe the version provided by my school isn't home edition?


    Your guess is correct - the version your school provided must not be the Home Edition. For a variety of reasons, we don't allow mixing and matching the different types of installations.

    As long as you are an administrator of your Mac, you can uninstall the current version from your school and then install the Home Edition, if you like. The uninstall program can be found in /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus, its called Remove Sophos Anti-Virus.app.

    Hope that helps.

    :1018367

    ---

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

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