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MAC - Check Detection Engine version remotely

Hi,

I have to gather some data for a security audit : the SAU application version, threat detection engine version, and threat data version for all my 500 Macs.

As I'm running a 100% Mac operation, I don't have access to a management console, I only use SUM for internal update and deployment.

So far, I was able to gather the SAU application version and threat data version by using the sweep -h command in Terminal and Apple Remote Desktop.

But I can't find a way to remotely detect the threat detection engine version.
On a SAU 9 client, it's quite easy: just look at the /Library/Preferences/com.sophos.sav.plist file : defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.sophos.sav SAVIVersion | grep EngineVersion
Unfortunately it doesn't work on SAU 8, the preferences file is quite different, and I can't upgrade to SAU 9 just yet.

Is there a solution to get the threat detection engine version on SAU 8 clients without going to the "About" menu item every time ?

Many thanks !
Jp

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  • Have you trying going back to sweep for the engine version?

    FYI:  This was done on a SAV 8 machine, though it's running the Home Edition, so ignore the '.22C' below!  :smileylol:

    Screen Shot 2014-02-13 at 3.53.00 PM.png

    sweep --version | grep "Engine version"

    Engine version            : 3.50.1

    Or the full lot...

    sweep --version > /Users/me/Desktop/out.log
    
    Sophos Anti-Virus
    Copyright (c) 1989-2014 Sophos Plc. All rights reserved.
    
    System time 15:51:00, System date 13 February 2014
    
    Product version           : 8.0.22C
    Engine version            : 3.50.1
    Virus data version        : 4.97
    User interface version    : 2.07.350
    Platform                  : Darwin/Intel
    Released                  : 15 January 2014
    Total viruses (with IDEs) : 6304167
    :47333
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  • Have you trying going back to sweep for the engine version?

    FYI:  This was done on a SAV 8 machine, though it's running the Home Edition, so ignore the '.22C' below!  :smileylol:

    Screen Shot 2014-02-13 at 3.53.00 PM.png

    sweep --version | grep "Engine version"

    Engine version            : 3.50.1

    Or the full lot...

    sweep --version > /Users/me/Desktop/out.log
    
    Sophos Anti-Virus
    Copyright (c) 1989-2014 Sophos Plc. All rights reserved.
    
    System time 15:51:00, System date 13 February 2014
    
    Product version           : 8.0.22C
    Engine version            : 3.50.1
    Virus data version        : 4.97
    User interface version    : 2.07.350
    Platform                  : Darwin/Intel
    Released                  : 15 January 2014
    Total viruses (with IDEs) : 6304167
    :47333
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