Sophos Anti-Virus
A guide to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer
This page is about Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Sophos Limited. More information on Sophos Limited can be found here. More info about the program Sophos Anti-Virus can be found at http://www.sophos.com. Sophos Anti-Virus is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus directory, subject to the user's choice. You can remove Sophos Anti-Virus by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{6C44AB65-918A-483C-9AF5-83D71D78A8B2}. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. BackgroundScanClient.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 76.68 KB (78520 bytes) on disk.Sophos Anti-Virus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 9.82 MB (10301304 bytes) on disk.
- BackgroundScanClient.exe (76.68 KB)
- ForceUpdateAlongSideSGN.exe (215.67 KB)
- Native.exe (190.82 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 (52.83 KB)
- sdcdevcon.exe (192.82 KB)
- sdcservice.exe (493.16 KB)
- ssr32.exe (146.50 KB)
- ssr64.exe (168.85 KB)
- WSCClient.exe (280.61 KB)
- swc_service.exe (351.60 KB)
- swi_lsp32_util.exe (245.58 KB)
- swi_lspdiag.exe (208.55 KB)
- swi_lspdiag_64.exe (256.81 KB)
- swi_service.exe (3.48 MB)
- swi_update_64.exe (2.02 MB)
This web page is about Sophos Anti-Virus version 10.7.1.32 only. You can find here a few links to other Sophos Anti-Virus versions:
- 9.7.7
- 10.0.10
- 10.8.7.1000
- 10.8.4.227
- 10.7.3.120
- 10.8.3.441
- 10.2.7
- 10.3.2
- 10.8.9.610
- 10.3.15
- 10.3.1
- 10.6.4.1099
- 10.6.2.756
- 10.2.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.7.0.301
- 10.2.1
- 10.6.2.852
- 10.3.10
- 10.8.2.311
- 10.7.5.143
- 10.7.0.134
- 10.6.3.1039
- 10.6.2.263
- 10.5.2
- 10.6.4.939
- 10.8.9.292
- 10.0.8
- 10.7.2.49
- 10.8.1.398
- 10.3.3
- 10.8.13.42
- 10.3.13
- 10.7.6.152
- 10.8.2.342
- 10.8.4.97
- 10.8.4.233
- 10.7.5.211
- 10.8.2.363
- 10.3.11
- 10.0.4
- 10.6.3.537
- 10.8.1.316
- 10.2.9
- 10.8.5.330
- 10.2.3
- 10.0.6
- 10.8.10.810
- 10.6.1
- 10.3.14
- 10.8.11.22
- 10.3.6
- 10.8.1.417
- 10.7.4.79
- 10.8.1.286
- 10.0.0
- 10.8.1.217
- 10.8.14.9
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.11
- 10.8.0.146
- 10.3.12
- 10.3.7
- 10.5.3
- 10.8.8.337
- 10.8.11.41
- 10.8.2.334
- 10.6.4.1150
- 10.6.2.509
- 10.7.6.117
- 10.8.3.322
- 10.8.12.23
- 10.8.4.180
- 10.8.2.300
- 10.8.1.136
- 10.8.6.215
- 10.8.2.344
- 10.5.4
- 10.7.6.128
- 10.2.4
- 10.0.12
Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.
Folders remaining:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus
The files below are left behind on your disk by Sophos Anti-Virus when you uninstall it:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-avgm.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-avjk.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-avta.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\age-avwi.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\andro-rk.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appc01.vdb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appfeed_manifest.dat
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appfeed_part_0001.dat
- 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\auto-bxs.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\auto-bxy.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\auto-byg.ide
- 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\badur-af.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bank-gtf.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bank-gtg.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\bbind-al.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BHOManagement.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\blada-dc.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\blada-eb.ide
- 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\cerb-agf.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-agw.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-aho.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-aij.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-aiw.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-ajj.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-ajo.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-ajx.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-akg.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-akp.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-akr.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-aks.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-akt.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-aku.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-akw.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerb-akz.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-vn.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-wg.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-xk.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-yg.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cerbe-yi.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-oy.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-pa.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-pq.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-px.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\chisb-pz.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cln01.vdb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\cln02.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\darkc-fl.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DCManagement.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\decept-n.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DetectionFeedback.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DeviceControlPlugin.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-fyv.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-hkr.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-idc.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-ify.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-ijz.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-iqi.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docd-irb.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\docdr-to.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dride-wo.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dride-xf.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dride-xo.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DriveProcessor.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-sep.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-sib.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-slc.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\dwnl-slg.ide
- 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\emoge-ao.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\emoge-ap.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\emoge-bt.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\emoge-by.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\emoge-ca.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\engsync.upd
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bpr.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bqq.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bqx.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bsg.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bur.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bva.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bww.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-bzk.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-cif.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-cku.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-clh.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-cls.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-clt.ide
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\fare-clu.ide
Registry keys:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\56BA44C6A819C384A95F387DD1878A2B
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6C44AB65-918A-483C-9AF5-83D71D78A8B2}
Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\56BA44C6A819C384A95F387DD1878A2B\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVAdminService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVService\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 delete Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Sophos Anti-Virus is an application offered by Sophos Limited. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to erase Sophos Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
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3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Sophos Anti-Virus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". The Sophos Anti-Virus app will be found very quickly. After you click Sophos Anti-Virus in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Sophos Anti-Virus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The publisher is: http://www.sophos.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6C44AB65-918A-483C-9AF5-83D71D78A8B2}
8. After uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Sophos Anti-Virus that have been left behind will be detected 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 items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2017-01-23 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2017-01-23 17:25:19.943