Sophos Connect

A guide to uninstall Sophos Connect from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Sophos Connect for Windows. It is made by Sophos Ltd. More data about Sophos Ltd can be read here. Sophos Connect is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. MsiExec.exe /X{0596D786-CC21-44C5-BE09-52DDCDB6EC47} is the full command line if you want to uninstall Sophos Connect. Sophos Connect's primary file takes around 2.36 MB (2471184 bytes) and is named scgui.exe.

Sophos Connect contains of the executables below. They occupy 7.43 MB (7792233 bytes) on disk.

• charon-svc.exe (368.99 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.50 MB)
• openvpn.exe (866.50 KB)
• openvpnserv.exe (48.50 KB)
• sccli.exe (586.36 KB)
• scvpn.exe (1.66 MB)
• scgui.exe (2.36 MB)
• tapinstall.exe (95.20 KB)

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This web page is about Sophos Connect version 2.3.2.0927 only. For other Sophos Connect versions please click below:

• 2.3.1.0619
• 2.2.90.1104
• 1.3.65.0614
• 2.3.0.0506
• 1.3.68.0730
• 1.4.45.1015
• 1.2.5.0202
• 1.1.12.0107
• 2.2.75.0506
• 2.0.34.0910
• 2.1.20.0309

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Many files, folders and registry entries can be left behind when you are trying to remove Sophos Connect from your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Sophos Connect:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\davici.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\openvpnserv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\scgui.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\scvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\scvpn.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Connect\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Sophos_Connect_GUI_scgui_exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{0596D786-CC21-44C5-BE09-52DDCDB6EC47}\icon.ico

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\687D695012CC5C44EB9025DDDC6BCE74
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0596D786-CC21-44C5-BE09-52DDCDB6EC47}

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\687D695012CC5C44EB9025DDDC6BCE74\ProductName

A way to uninstall Sophos Connect from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Connect is a program by the software company Sophos Ltd. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Sophos Connect is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sophos Connect or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos Connect". If it exists on your system the Sophos Connect app will be found very quickly. When you click Sophos Connect in the list , the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Sophos Connect, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sophos Connect.


8. After removing Sophos Connect, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Connect that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Sophos Connect with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Sophos Connect by Sophos Ltd from your computer, nor are we saying that Sophos Connect by Sophos Ltd is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos Connect supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.