Sophos Anti-Virus

A guide to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your system

Sophos Anti-Virus is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Sophos Limited. More information about Sophos Limited can be found here. More details about the app Sophos Anti-Virus can be found at http://www.sophos.com. Sophos Anti-Virus is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus directory, regulated by the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /X{BAF1B319-A720-4F79-B088-881F52974077}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 76.67 KB (78512 bytes) on disk and is labeled BackgroundScanClient.exe.

Sophos Anti-Virus installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 9.83 MB (10310032 bytes) on disk.

• BackgroundScanClient.exe (76.67 KB)
• ForceUpdateAlongSideSGN.exe (216.66 KB)
• Native.exe (190.81 KB)
• sav32cli.exe (505.66 KB)
• SAVAdminService.exe (230.34 KB)
• SAVCleanupService.exe (150.11 KB)
• SavProgress.exe (401.36 KB)
• SavProxy.exe (86.29 KB)
• SavService.exe (195.38 KB)
• SAVTelem.exe (57.94 KB)
• sdcdevcon.exe (193.81 KB)
• sdcservice.exe (494.15 KB)
• ssr32.exe (147.55 KB)
• ssr64.exe (169.85 KB)
• WSCClient.exe (281.66 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 (3.45 MB)
• swi_update_64.exe (2.02 MB)

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The current web page applies to Sophos Anti-Virus version 10.8.1.136 only. For other Sophos Anti-Virus versions please click below:

• 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
• 10.7.1.32
• 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
• 10.8.6.215
• 10.8.2.344
• 10.5.4
• 10.7.6.128
• 10.2.4
• 10.0.12

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

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program marketed by Sophos Limited. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sophos Anti-Virus or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". If it exists on your system the Sophos Anti-Virus program will be found very quickly. After you select Sophos Anti-Virus in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Sophos Anti-Virus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

• The software company is: http://www.sophos.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{BAF1B319-A720-4F79-B088-881F52974077}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus.


8. After removing Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.