Sophos Anti-Virus

How to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer

Sophos Anti-Virus is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Sophos Limited. Open here for more information on Sophos Limited. Detailed information about Sophos Anti-Virus can be found at http://www.sophos.com. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for Sophos Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /X{09863DA9-7A9B-4430-9561-E04D178D7017}. SavMain.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.58 MB (1660200 bytes) on disk.

Sophos Anti-Virus contains of the executables below. They take 12.95 MB (13584064 bytes) on disk.

BackgroundScanClient.exe (74.96 KB)
Native.exe (181.98 KB)
sav32cli.exe (469.29 KB)
SAVAdminService.exe (304.24 KB)
SAVCleanupService.exe (191.26 KB)
SavMain.exe (1.58 MB)
SavProgress.exe (381.86 KB)
SavProxy.exe (97.76 KB)
SavService.exe (278.45 KB)
WSCClient.exe (281.77 KB)
swi_di.exe (291.13 KB)
swi_fc.exe (2.53 MB)
swi_filter.exe (460.47 KB)
swi_lsp32_util.exe (246.87 KB)
swi_lspdiag.exe (207.84 KB)
swi_lspdiag_64.exe (256.10 KB)
swi_service.exe (3.19 MB)
swi_update_64.exe (2.02 MB)

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The current web page applies to Sophos Anti-Virus version 10.6.3.537 only. You can find below info on other releases of Sophos Anti-Virus:

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If you're planning to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus

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

C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appc01.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\AppFeedManager.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ApplicationManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\AuthorisedLists.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BackgroundScanClient.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BackgroundScanning.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BHOManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bpaif.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Categories.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cln01.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ComponentManager.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\conan.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Configuration.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DesktopMessaging.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DetectionFeedback.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DriveProcessor.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\edl01.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\edl02.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\EEConsumer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\FilterProcessors.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\FSDecomposer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ICAdapter.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ICManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ICProcessors.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Instrumentation.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\LegacyConsumers.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Localisation.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Logging.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Microsoft.VC90.ATL\atl90.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Microsoft.VC90.ATL\Microsoft.VC90.ATL.manifest
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\msvcm90.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\msvcp90.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\msvcr90.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Native.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\OSDP.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Persistance.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ps.crl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\rkdisk.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sav32cli.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavAdapter.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVAdminService.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVCleanupService.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVControl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavMain.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\savmscm.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavNeutralRes.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\savonaccessdriv.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavPlugin.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavProgress.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavProxy.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavRes.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResChs.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResCht.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResDeu.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResEng.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResEsp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResFra.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResIt.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResJap.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavSecurity.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavService.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavShellExt.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavShellExtX64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVUserContext.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ScanEditExports.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ScanEditFacade.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ScanManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sdcfilter.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SIPSManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophos_detoured.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophos_detoured_x64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SophosBootDriver.inf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SophosOfficeAV.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SophosOfficeAVx64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SophtainerAdapter.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophtlib.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sus01.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SWIManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SystemInformation.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionControl.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionControlX64.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionPlugin.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ThreatDetection.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ThreatManagement.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Translators.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl01.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl02.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl03.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl04.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl05.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl06.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl07.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl08.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl09.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl10.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl11.vdb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl12.vdb

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{09863DA9-7A9B-4430-9561-E04D178D7017}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVAdminService\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVService\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\swi_service\ImagePath

A way to remove Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program released by Sophos Limited. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Sophos Anti-Virus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos Anti-Virus program will be found very quickly. After you select Sophos Anti-Virus in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos Anti-Virus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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{09863DA9-7A9B-4430-9561-E04D178D7017}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus.

8. After removing Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Sophos Anti-Virus that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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This page is not a piece of advice to remove Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited from your computer, nor are we saying that Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos Anti-Virus in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 10:05:48.980

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