Sophos Anti-Virus
How to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer
You can find below details on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Sophos Limited. Take a look here where you can get more info on Sophos Limited. Further information about Sophos Anti-Virus can be seen at http://www.sophos.com. Sophos Anti-Virus is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus is MsiExec.exe /X{723D5504-CE98-4785-AF5F-E91E250086B3}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 1.65 MB (1732472 bytes) on disk and is called SavMain.exe.The following executables are contained in Sophos Anti-Virus. They take 21.23 MB (22263488 bytes) on disk.
- BackgroundScanClient.exe (86.38 KB)
- ForceUpdateAlongSideSGN.exe (286.06 KB)
- Native.exe (345.13 KB)
- sav32cli.exe (1.88 MB)
- SAVAdminService.exe (302.74 KB)
- SAVCleanupService.exe (160.01 KB)
- SavMain.exe (1.65 MB)
- SavProgress.exe (479.32 KB)
- SavProxy.exe (83.38 KB)
- SavService.exe (213.50 KB)
- SAVTelem.exe (64.73 KB)
- ssr32.exe (2.29 MB)
- ssr64.exe (2.82 MB)
- WSCClient.exe (614.92 KB)
- swi_di.exe (283.32 KB)
- swi_fc.exe (3.16 MB)
- swi_filter.exe (472.40 KB)
- swi_lsp32_util.exe (237.36 KB)
- swi_lspdiag.exe (200.55 KB)
- swi_lspdiag_64.exe (248.50 KB)
- swi_service.exe (3.44 MB)
- swi_update_64.exe (2.01 MB)
This web page is about Sophos Anti-Virus version 10.8.14.9 only. You can find below a few links to other Sophos Anti-Virus versions:
- 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
- 10.0.3
- 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
- 10.7.6.128
- 10.2.4
- 10.0.12
Sophos Anti-Virus has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall 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:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos Anti-Virus Startup Log_250129_045504.txt
- C:\Windows\Installer\{723D5504-CE98-4785-AF5F-E91E250086B3}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe
Registry that is not removed:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4055D32789EC5874FAF59EE15200683B
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{723D5504-CE98-4785-AF5F-E91E250086B3}
Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4055D32789EC5874FAF59EE15200683B\ProductName
A way to delete Sophos Anti-Virus from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Sophos Anti-Virus is an application by the software company Sophos Limited. Sometimes, people try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sophos Anti-Virus or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". The Sophos Anti-Virus application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Sophos Anti-Virus in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Sophos Anti-Virus, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
- The software company is: http://www.sophos.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{723D5504-CE98-4785-AF5F-E91E250086B3}
8. After removing Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Anti-Virus that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos Anti-Virus by Sophos Limited is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sophos Anti-Virus in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.
2022-04-30 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DeeaKartmanLast update on: 2022-04-30 11:22:17.877