Sophos Anti-Virus

A way to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer

This page is about Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Sophos Limited. More information on Sophos Limited can be found here. Click on http://www.sophos.com to get more data about Sophos Anti-Virus on Sophos Limited's website. Sophos Anti-Virus is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. You can uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{DFDA2077-95D0-4C5F-ACE7-41DA16639255}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 76.68 KB (78520 bytes) on disk and is called BackgroundScanClient.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Sophos Anti-Virus. They occupy about 8.50 MB (8912424 bytes) on disk.

BackgroundScanClient.exe (76.68 KB)
sav32cli.exe (491.48 KB)
SAVAdminService.exe (224.29 KB)
SAVCleanupService.exe (150.12 KB)
SavProgress.exe (401.37 KB)
SavProxy.exe (86.30 KB)
SavService.exe (195.38 KB)
SAVTelem.exe (51.83 KB)
sdcdevcon.exe (161.85 KB)
sdcservice.exe (491.16 KB)
ssr32.exe (146.50 KB)
ssr64.exe (168.85 KB)
WSCClient.exe (203.55 KB)
swc_service.exe (351.60 KB)
swi_lsp32_util.exe (245.58 KB)
swi_lspdiag.exe (208.55 KB)
swi_service.exe (3.48 MB)
swi_update.exe (1.45 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 10.7.0.301 of Sophos Anti-Virus. Click on the links below for other Sophos Anti-Virus versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus.

Folders that were left behind:

C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus:

C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\adwin-kr.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-aubz.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-auci.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-aucy.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-audp.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-aufn.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-auge.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-auha.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-aulx.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\andro-ns.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\andro-nw.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\andro-on.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\andro-or.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appc01.vdb
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appfeed_manifest.dat
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appfeed_part_0001.dat
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\AppFeedManager.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ApplicationManagement.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\AuthorisedLists.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BackgroundScanClient.exe
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BackgroundScanning.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\badur-ad.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bando-ad.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\banl-cqi.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BHOManagement.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\blada-cf.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\blada-ch.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bonda-an.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bpaif.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Categories.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-oo.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-ox.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-ps.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-qt.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-qy.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-rm.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-ro.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-rp.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-sc.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-sd.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-sj.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-ss.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-sv.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\certor-d.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-kh.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-kk.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-kq.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-ku.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-kx.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-lh.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-lp.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-lr.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-mc.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cln01.vdb
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ComponentManager.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\conan.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Configuration.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\criakl-c.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\darkc-dc.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\darkc-df.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DataControlManagement.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DataControlPlugin.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DCManagement.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\delf-gba.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DetectionFeedback.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DeviceControlPlugin.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\diztak-a.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-ewn.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fhm.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fib.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fii.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fim.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fis.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fjt.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fju.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fjv.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fkz.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fmi.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fmq.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fnw.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-foh.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-for.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fpv.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fqa.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docdr-md.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dride-wf.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dride-wk.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DriveProcessor.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-pjj.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-pjk.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-pjl.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-pjm.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-pqj.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-puf.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-pxo.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dyzap-l.ide
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\edl01.vdb
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\edl02.vdb
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\EEConsumer.dll
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\emogen-z.ide

Registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7702ADFD0D59F5C4CA7E14AD61362955

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7702ADFD0D59F5C4CA7E14AD61362955\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVUserNameService\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVService\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Device Control Service\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Web Control Service\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\swi_filter\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\swi_service\ImagePath

A way to erase Sophos Anti-Virus with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program by the software company Sophos Limited. Some users try to uninstall this program. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Sophos Anti-Virus or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos Anti-Virus application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Sophos Anti-Virus in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos Anti-Virus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sophos Anti-Virus:

The web site of the program is: http://www.sophos.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{DFDA2077-95D0-4C5F-ACE7-41DA16639255}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus.

8. After uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Sophos Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited from your computer, we are not saying that Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-10-01 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-01 06:20:37.120

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Sophos Anti-Virus

A way to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer

A way to erase Sophos Anti-Virus with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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