Sophos Anti-Virus

A way to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows. It was created for Windows by Sophos Plc. Go over here for more info on Sophos Plc. More details about the application Sophos Anti-Virus can be seen at http://link15.sophos.com/home?origin_id=215&productlang_id=9. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Sophos Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /X{034759DA-E21A-4795-BFB3-C66D17FAD183}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. SavMain.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.92 MB (2014248 bytes) on disk.

Sophos Anti-Virus is comprised of the following executables which occupy 3.42 MB (3585712 bytes) on disk:

• BackgroundScanClient.exe (44.54 KB)
• native.exe (41.50 KB)
• sav32cli.exe (219.05 KB)
• SAVAdminService.exe (68.00 KB)
• SAVCleanupService.exe (88.00 KB)
• SavMain.exe (1.92 MB)
• SavProgress.exe (543.04 KB)
• SavService.exe (96.00 KB)
• sdcdevcon.exe (50.50 KB)
• sdcservice.exe (384.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.6.2 of Sophos Anti-Virus. Click on the links below for other Sophos Anti-Virus versions:

• 7.6.8
• 9.5.3
• 7.6.0
• 9.0.5
• 9.5.1
• 7.6.5
• 9.5.2
• 9.5.6

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How to remove Sophos Anti-Virus from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program marketed by Sophos Plc. Some computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase Sophos Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Sophos Anti-Virus or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". The Sophos Anti-Virus app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Sophos Anti-Virus in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Sophos Anti-Virus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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

• The software company is: http://link15.sophos.com/home?origin_id=215&productlang_id=9
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{034759DA-E21A-4795-BFB3-C66D17FAD183}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus.


8. After removing Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Plc from your computer, nor are we saying that Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Plc 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. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.