End of Support for Avira 32-bit Scan Engine

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What you need to know for Sophos Firewall and Sophos UTM (SG)

Oct 05 2022 By

Sophos Firewall and Sophos UTM (SG) include two malware scan engines which are used for scanning web and email traffic. In addition to Sophos’s own scan engine, which is used by default, we also provide a scan engine from Avira.

Avira have announced that the 32-bit variant of their scan engine will no longer be supported after December 31, 2022. As a result, Sophos Firewall has integrated the 64-bit Avira engine as of SFOS v19 MR1.  Sophos UTM will receive an update in October that integrates the 64-bit engine. This post describes how this change could affect Sophos Firewall and Sophos UTM (SG) customers and how to avoid any potential issues resulting from it.

Does this affect me?

If you have not configured your Firewall or UTM to use the Avira scan engine, then you don’t need to do anything. Of course, we always recommend that all customers keep their product up to date with the latest versions as they are released to get the best protection and performance.

Which versions of Sophos Firewall are affected?

All versions of Sophos Firewall Operating System (SFOS) prior to v19.0 MR1.

Which versions of Sophos UTM (SG) are affected?

All current versions of Sophos UTM (SG).

How do I find out more?

We have published this knowledge base article answering important questions about this change.

About the Author

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.