Sophos Anti-Virus

How to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your system

This web page is about Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Sophos Limited. You can read more on Sophos Limited or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.sophos.com to get more details about Sophos Anti-Virus on Sophos Limited's website. Sophos Anti-Virus is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus directory, depending on the user's decision. MsiExec.exe /X{23E4E25E-E963-4C62-A18A-49C73AA3F963} is the full command line if you want to remove Sophos Anti-Virus. Sophos Anti-Virus's primary file takes about 1.58 MB (1659392 bytes) and is named SavMain.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Sophos Anti-Virus. They occupy about 14.65 MB (15361480 bytes) on disk.

• BackgroundScanClient.exe (76.67 KB)
• ForceUpdateAlongSideSGN.exe (216.66 KB)
• Native.exe (190.81 KB)
• sav32cli.exe (505.66 KB)
• SAVAdminService.exe (230.34 KB)
• SAVCleanupService.exe (150.11 KB)
• SavMain.exe (1.58 MB)
• SavProgress.exe (401.36 KB)
• SavProxy.exe (86.29 KB)
• SavService.exe (195.38 KB)
• SAVTelem.exe (57.94 KB)
• sdcdevcon.exe (193.81 KB)
• sdcservice.exe (493.15 KB)
• ssr32.exe (146.50 KB)
• ssr64.exe (168.85 KB)
• WSCClient.exe (281.66 KB)
• swc_service.exe (351.60 KB)
• swi_di.exe (291.84 KB)
• swi_fc.exe (2.52 MB)
• swi_filter.exe (464.24 KB)
• swi_lsp32_util.exe (245.58 KB)
• swi_lspdiag.exe (208.55 KB)
• swi_lspdiag_64.exe (256.81 KB)
• swi_service.exe (3.43 MB)
• swi_update_64.exe (2.02 MB)

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This info is about Sophos Anti-Virus version 10.7.6.128 alone. For other Sophos Anti-Virus versions please click below:

• 9.7.7
• 10.0.10
• 10.8.7.1000
• 10.8.4.227
• 10.7.3.120
• 10.8.3.441
• 10.2.7
• 10.3.2
• 10.8.9.610
• 10.3.15
• 10.3.1
• 10.6.4.1099
• 10.6.2.756
• 10.2.8
• 10.7.1.32
• 10.6.0
• 10.7.0.301
• 10.2.1
• 10.6.2.852
• 10.3.10
• 10.8.2.311
• 10.7.5.143
• 10.7.0.134
• 10.6.3.1039
• 10.6.2.263
• 10.5.2
• 10.6.4.939
• 10.8.9.292
• 10.0.8
• 10.7.2.49
• 10.8.1.398
• 10.3.3
• 10.8.13.42
• 10.3.13
• 10.7.6.152
• 10.8.2.342
• 10.8.4.97
• 10.8.4.233
• 10.7.5.211
• 10.8.2.363
• 10.3.11
• 10.0.4
• 10.6.3.537
• 10.8.1.316
• 10.2.9
• 10.8.5.330
• 10.2.3
• 10.0.6
• 10.8.10.810
• 10.6.1
• 10.3.14
• 10.8.11.22
• 10.3.6
• 10.8.1.417
• 10.7.4.79
• 10.8.1.286
• 10.0.0
• 10.8.1.217
• 10.8.14.9
• 10.0.3
• 10.0.11
• 10.8.0.146
• 10.3.12
• 10.3.7
• 10.5.3
• 10.8.8.337
• 10.8.11.41
• 10.8.2.334
• 10.6.4.1150
• 10.6.2.509
• 10.7.6.117
• 10.8.3.322
• 10.8.12.23
• 10.8.4.180
• 10.8.2.300
• 10.8.1.136
• 10.8.6.215
• 10.8.2.344
• 10.5.4
• 10.2.4
• 10.0.12

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus.

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Sophos Anti-Virus:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Sophos_Sophos Anti-Virus_Sophos Anti-Virus (fr)_URL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos Anti-Virus CustomActions Log.txt
• C:\Windows\Installer\{23E4E25E-E963-4C62-A18A-49C73AA3F963}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E52E4E32369E26C41AA8947CA33A9F36
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{23E4E25E-E963-4C62-A18A-49C73AA3F963}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E52E4E32369E26C41AA8947CA33A9F36\ProductName

How to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program marketed by Sophos Limited. Some computer users choose to remove this application. This can be difficult because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY solution to remove 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Sophos Anti-Virus or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". If it exists on your system the Sophos Anti-Virus application will be found automatically. When you click Sophos Anti-Virus in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Sophos Anti-Virus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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

• The web site of the application is: http://www.sophos.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{23E4E25E-E963-4C62-A18A-49C73AA3F963}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Sophos Anti-Virus.


8. After removing Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Anti-Virus that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited from your PC, we are not saying that Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.