Sophos Anti-Virus

How to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your PC

Sophos Anti-Virus is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Sophos Limited. More data about Sophos Limited can be read here. More details about Sophos Anti-Virus can be seen at http://www.esp.sophos.com. Usually the Sophos Anti-Virus program is installed in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for Sophos Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /X{36333618-1CE1-4EF2-8FFD-7F17394891CE}. Sophos Anti-Virus's primary file takes around 1.55 MB (1627400 bytes) and is called SavMain.exe.

Sophos Anti-Virus contains of the executables below. They occupy 9.56 MB (10021072 bytes) on disk.

• BackgroundScanClient.exe (66.79 KB)
• sav32cli.exe (469.29 KB)
• SAVAdminService.exe (284.26 KB)
• SAVCleanupService.exe (191.29 KB)
• SavMain.exe (1.55 MB)
• SavProgress.exe (369.26 KB)
• SavProxy.exe (89.29 KB)
• SavService.exe (263.79 KB)
• sdcdevcon.exe (162.79 KB)
• sdcservice.exe (644.26 KB)
• WSCClient.exe (220.62 KB)
• swc_service.exe (333.79 KB)
• swi_lsp32_util.exe (237.26 KB)
• swi_lspdiag.exe (198.76 KB)
• swi_service.exe (3.13 MB)
• swi_update.exe (1.43 MB)

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The current page applies to Sophos Anti-Virus version 10.6.2.852 only. You can find below info on other releases of Sophos Anti-Virus:

• 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
• 10.3.10
• 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

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Sophos Anti-Virus-21062018-163855
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Sophos Anti-Virus-21062018-163915
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Sophos Anti-Virus-21062018-164241

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Sophos Anti-Virus:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Sophos_Sophos Anti-Virus_Sophos Anti-Virus_URL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos Anti-Virus CustomActions Log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Sophos Anti-Virus-21062018-163855\regdata.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Sophos Anti-Virus-21062018-163915\regdata.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Sophos Anti-Virus-21062018-164241\regdata.dat
• C:\Windows\Installer\{36333618-1CE1-4EF2-8FFD-7F17394891CE}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\816333631EC12FE4F8DFF771938419EC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{36333618-1CE1-4EF2-8FFD-7F17394891CE}

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\816333631EC12FE4F8DFF771938419EC\ProductName

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

Sophos Anti-Virus is an application offered by the software company Sophos Limited. Some people want to remove this program. This can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY way to remove 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

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

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

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

• The publisher is: http://www.esp.sophos.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{36333618-1CE1-4EF2-8FFD-7F17394891CE}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Sophos Anti-Virus.


8. After removing Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Anti-Virus that 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 Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.