Sophos Management Communications System

A guide to uninstall Sophos Management Communications System from your PC

This web page is about Sophos Management Communications System for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Sophos Limited. Additional info about Sophos Limited can be seen here. More details about Sophos Management Communications System can be seen at http://www.sophos.com/. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's decision. Sophos Management Communications System's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{1FFD3F20-5D24-4C9A-B9F6-A207A53CF179}. The application's main executable file is named McsAgent.exe and it has a size of 323.29 KB (331048 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Sophos Management Communications System. They occupy about 1.18 MB (1240656 bytes) on disk.

• McsAgent.exe (323.29 KB)
• McsClient.exe (888.29 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.0.1 of Sophos Management Communications System. You can find below info on other application versions of Sophos Management Communications System:

• 4.14.203.0
• 4.8.5
• 4.18.215
• 4.12.686.0
• 4.20.20
• 4.3.0.107
• 4.15.79.0
• 4.14.353.0
• 4.19.550
• 4.0.0.249
• 4.3.0.49
• 4.1.1.16
• 4.12.179.0
• 2.0.2.3
• 3.0.3.1
• 4.17.112
• 4.3.1.5
• 4.16.265
• 4.9.204
• 4.17.20
• 4.3.3.0
• 4.11.13.0
• 3.0.1.2
• 4.13.16.0
• 4.20.46
• 4.15.95.0
• 4.0.0.264
• 4.3.2.1
• 4.12.325.0
• 2.0.0
• 4.18.256
• 4.4.309
• 4.10.423.0
• 4.9.462
• 4.12.393.0
• 4.15.70.0
• 4.17.123
• 4.7.15
• 4.11.127.0
• 1.5.8
• 4.6.0
• 4.17.122
• 4.1.2.1
• 4.9.424

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Sophos Management Communications System has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Certificates\Management Communications System
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System

The files below are left behind on your disk by Sophos Management Communications System when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\log4cplus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsAdapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsAgent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsClient.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsClientApi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsEvents.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\NOTICE.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\scf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\sof.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos Management Communications System.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Certificates\Management Communications System\sophosca1.crl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Certificates\Management Communications System\sophosca1.crt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Certificates\Management Communications System\sophosca2.crl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Certificates\Management Communications System\sophosca2.crt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Config\Config.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\log4cplus.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsAdapter.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsAgent.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsClient.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsClientApi.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\McsEvents.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\NOTICE.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\scf.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\sof.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\system32\msvcm90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\system32\msvcp90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\system32\msvcr90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\dlCRTx86\msvcm90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\dlCRTx86\msvcp90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\dlCRTx86\msvcr90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\Manifests\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_x-ww_31a54e43.cat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\Manifests\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_x-ww_31a54e43.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\Policies\dlpCRTx86\9.0.30729.6161.cat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\Policies\dlpCRTx86\9.0.30729.6161.policy
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulCRTx86\msvcm90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulCRTx86\msvcp90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulCRTx86\msvcr90.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulCRTx86\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_x-ww_31a54e43.cat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulCRTx86\x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_x-ww_31a54e43.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulpCRTx86\9.0.30729.6161.cat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\sophos_bootstrap_20160923105216\mcsep\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint\Windows\winsxs\ulpCRTx86\9.0.30729.6161.policy
• C:\Windows\Installer\{1FFD3F20-5D24-4C9A-B9F6-A207A53CF179}\Sophos_MCS_Icon

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sophos\Management Communications System
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\02F3DFF142D5A9C49B6F2A705AC31F97
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1FFD3F20-5D24-4C9A-B9F6-A207A53CF179}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\02F3DFF142D5A9C49B6F2A705AC31F97\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos MCS Agent\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos MCS Client\ImagePath

A way to erase Sophos Management Communications System from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Management Communications System is a program by the software company Sophos Limited. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Sophos Management Communications System is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Sophos Management Communications System or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos Management Communications System". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos Management Communications System application will be found automatically. When you select Sophos Management Communications System in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Sophos Management Communications System, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sophos Management Communications System:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{1FFD3F20-5D24-4C9A-B9F6-A207A53CF179}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos Management Communications System.


8. After removing Sophos Management Communications System, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Sophos Management Communications System that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos Management Communications System using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Sophos Management Communications System by Sophos Limited from your PC, we are not saying that Sophos Management Communications System by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos Management Communications System 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.