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A way to uninstall Sophos Management Communications System from your PC

Sophos Management Communications System is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Sophos Limited. You can find out more on Sophos Limited or check for application updates here. Please open if you want to read more on Sophos Management Communications System on Sophos Limited's web page. Sophos Management Communications System is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for removing Sophos Management Communications System is MsiExec.exe /X{1FFD3F20-5D24-4C9A-B9F6-A207A53CF179}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. McsAgent.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 323.26 KB (331016 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Sophos Management Communications System. They occupy about 1.18 MB (1241104 bytes) on disk.

  • McsAgent.exe (323.26 KB)
  • McsClient.exe (888.76 KB)


The current web page applies to Sophos Management Communications System version 2.0.2.3 only. Click on the links below for other Sophos Management Communications System versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Management Communications System\Endpoint

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • 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:\Windows\Installer\{1FFD3F20-5D24-4C9A-B9F6-A207A53CF179}\Sophos_MCS_Icon

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • 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}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • 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 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Management Communications System is a program by the software company Sophos Limited. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall Sophos Management Communications System 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Sophos Management Communications System or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos Management Communications System". If it exists on your system the Sophos Management Communications System program will be found very quickly. When you click Sophos Management Communications System in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Sophos Management Communications System, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sophos Management Communications System.
Uninstall Sophos Management Communications System


8. After uninstalling Sophos Management Communications System, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Sophos Management Communications System that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Sophos Management Communications System with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos Management Communications System by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos Management Communications System by Sophos Limited is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos Management Communications System in case 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.

2016-06-29 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-29 16:25:32.363