Sophos PureMessage

A guide to uninstall Sophos PureMessage from your PC

Sophos PureMessage is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Sophos Plc. Open here for more details on Sophos Plc. You can get more details about Sophos PureMessage at http://www.sophos.com/. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Sophos PureMessage is MsiExec.exe /X{946A74A2-D92E-40CE-B3C5-C6174EC6287D}. MMRot.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 171.79 KB (175912 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Sophos PureMessage. They take about 942.95 KB (965576 bytes) on disk.

• MMRot.exe (171.79 KB)
• PMContExtrSvc.exe (108.79 KB)
• PMEVizsla.exe (87.29 KB)
• PMScanner.exe (428.79 KB)
• SavexWebAgent.exe (146.29 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.0.0 of Sophos PureMessage. You can find below a few links to other Sophos PureMessage versions:

• 4.0.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.2
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.4

If you're planning to uninstall Sophos PureMessage you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\MailSendingLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\MMRot.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\MMRotLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PMContExtrSvc.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PME12CmdWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PME12Wrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PmE15Transport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PMEVizsla.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PMPolicyEngineLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PMProtocolEngineLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\PMScanner.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\SavexSrvcLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\Bin\SavexWebAgent.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{946A74A2-D92E-40CE-B3C5-C6174EC6287D}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Sophos|PureMessage|Bin|EWSStoreScanner.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Sophos.PureMessage.IMC.IMCManager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2A47A649E29DEC043B5C6C71E46C82D7
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{946A74A2-D92E-40CE-B3C5-C6174EC6287D}

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2A47A649E29DEC043B5C6C71E46C82D7\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sophos\PureMessage\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{946A74A2-D92E-40CE-B3C5-C6174EC6287D}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MMRot\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PMContExtrSvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PMEVizsla\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PMScanner\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SavexSrvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SavexWebAgent\ImagePath

How to uninstall Sophos PureMessage from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos PureMessage is a program released by Sophos Plc. Some computer users choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK approach to remove Sophos PureMessage 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Sophos PureMessage or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sophos PureMessage". If it exists on your system the Sophos PureMessage program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Sophos PureMessage in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos PureMessage, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Sophos PureMessage:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{946A74A2-D92E-40CE-B3C5-C6174EC6287D}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sophos PureMessage.


8. After removing Sophos PureMessage, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Sophos PureMessage which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos PureMessage with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos PureMessage by Sophos Plc from your computer, we are not saying that Sophos PureMessage by Sophos Plc is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos PureMessage supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.