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Sophos Automatic Update causing problems...please help!

Yesterday my Sophos Endpoint Security must have done an automatic update because my grey shield turned white with a blue outline and an "S" in the middle. I noticed in my start menu that the Sophos had just been installed, so I guess the old version was taken off my computer? I could no longer use my internet. When I clicked to open the new Sophos, it wouldn't open. I had screens popping up that my computer wasn't protected. I decided to restart my computer since the Sophos was newly installed. The internet still wouldn't work, the Sophos shield disappeared from the task bar, and I was still being told I was unprotected. I did a system restore, trying to get back to the old version of Sophos so that it would work. I have been protected with Microsoft Security Essentials and Sophos Endpoint. After the restore I had Windows Defender (which I've not used) and the still updated Sophos. I ran a scan with Sophos and it says I have 4 undetectable items, but it won't let me see what they are. My internet is working, but Sophos is still showing errors and does not appear in my task bar. How to I fix this problem and get my computer secured again? Thanks!

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  • I did find "C:\windows\temp\Sophos AutoUpdate install log" with the more recent date. I opened it up (in notepad) and searched for Return Value 3. The document does not contain those words. Did I do this search correctly?

    I deleted the XML document and opened Sophos. When i went to ask it to update, there is no place to ask it for any kind of update. I searched the help instructions which said it would be under "Configure" and then "updating". There is no updating option under my configure menu. I remember in the old sophos it had a "Last updated" date and time right when I opened it. My current sophos does not have that information. Is there anything else I can try? Thank you for all your help!

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  • I did find "C:\windows\temp\Sophos AutoUpdate install log" with the more recent date. I opened it up (in notepad) and searched for Return Value 3. The document does not contain those words. Did I do this search correctly?

    I deleted the XML document and opened Sophos. When i went to ask it to update, there is no place to ask it for any kind of update. I searched the help instructions which said it would be under "Configure" and then "updating". There is no updating option under my configure menu. I remember in the old sophos it had a "Last updated" date and time right when I opened it. My current sophos does not have that information. Is there anything else I can try? Thank you for all your help!

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