SolFire,
In general, no. We don’t have a business relationship with these companies in most cases. Users of their products are the stakeholders since they actively use the security software and in most cases pay for it. They’re more likely to pay attention to the people who pay them mentioning problems.
That said, do keep in mind that often you just need to update your definitions when you see this. We aren’t getting an absolute ton of contacts on this, so it’s possible your Sophos is just out of date or corrupted. I’d run a definitions update on your end and try reinstalling the application if it fails. If it’s still having problems after, that’s when you want to reach out to Sophos for help.