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On Access Scanner Disabled on Computer Start-UP

When I start up my MacBook Pro OS X 10.7.4, the Sophos icon is gray.  Sophos opens upon start up (it is a start up item), but the icon is gray because the on-access scanner is not running.

If I go into preferences, the on-access scanner page has the security lock in the unlocked position, and it indicates the on-access scanner is not running, with no option for turning it on.  I do not know how the lock is being authenticated to unlock it, because I am not doing it.

The solution is to turn on my wi-fi and start the update process.  This immediately makes the on-access scanner start running.  Problem is when there are no wi-fi networks handy.  I work in the field quite a bit, so I do not always have wi-fi access.

When I check the console log, i am getting an almost continuous error message in my system log that reads as follows:

SophosAntiVirus: Error in SMTP Client, domain: 12, Code 8.

Something is clearly wrong.

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  • Chris63 wrote:

    I agree with others. This problem has only occurred in last few days. I shall try uninstalling and then install latest version. But if the automatic update is working, which it seems to be, shouldn't I already have the latest version?


    Updates happen approximately every four hours.  If the cache is corrupted or the plists are damaged during that time, the next update and subsequent reload of the software can fail.

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  • Chris63 wrote:

    I agree with others. This problem has only occurred in last few days. I shall try uninstalling and then install latest version. But if the automatic update is working, which it seems to be, shouldn't I already have the latest version?


    Updates happen approximately every four hours.  If the cache is corrupted or the plists are damaged during that time, the next update and subsequent reload of the software can fail.

    :1010430
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