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A way to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Sophos Limited. You can find out more on Sophos Limited or check for application updates here. Click on to get more information about Sophos Anti-Virus on Sophos Limited's website. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus directory (same installation drive as Windows). Sophos Anti-Virus's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{9ACB414D-9347-40B6-A453-5EFB2DB59DFA}. The application's main executable file is titled SavMain.exe and occupies 1.44 MB (1512000 bytes).

Sophos Anti-Virus is comprised of the following executables which occupy 8.21 MB (8603760 bytes) on disk:

  • BackgroundScanClient.exe (65.56 KB)
  • native.exe (130.56 KB)
  • sav32cli.exe (327.06 KB)
  • SAVAdminService.exe (211.56 KB)
  • SAVCleanupService.exe (142.06 KB)
  • SavMain.exe (1.44 MB)
  • SavProgress.exe (343.56 KB)
  • SavProxy.exe (78.56 KB)
  • SavService.exe (155.56 KB)
  • WSCClient.exe (231.23 KB)
  • swi_lsp32_util.exe (142.06 KB)
  • swi_lspdiag.exe (152.56 KB)
  • swi_lspdiag_64.exe (182.56 KB)
  • swi_service.exe (2.74 MB)
  • swi_update_64.exe (1.91 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 10.2.1 of Sophos Anti-Virus. Click on the links below for other Sophos Anti-Virus versions:

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Sophos Anti-Virus has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\appc01.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\AuthorisedLists.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BackgroundScanClient.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BackgroundScanning.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\BHOManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Categories.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ComponentManager.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\conan.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Configuration.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DesktopMessaging.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DetectionFeedback.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\DriveProcessor.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\EEConsumer.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\FilterProcessors.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\FSDecomposer.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\HIPSConfig-1-0-4.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\HIPSRules-9-7-8.bdl
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ICAdapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ICManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ICProcessors.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\LegacyConsumers.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Localisation.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Logging.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\native.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\osdp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Persistance.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\public.pem
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\rkdisk.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sav32cli.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavAdapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVAdminService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVCleanupService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVControl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpChs.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpCht.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpDeu.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavHelpEng.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpEsp.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpFra.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpIta.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVHelpJap.chm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavMain.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SAVMSCM.DLL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavNeutralRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\savonaccessdriv.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavProgress.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavProxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavRes.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResChs.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResCht.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResDeu.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResEng.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResEsp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResFra.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResIt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavResJap.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavShellExt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SavShellExtX64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\savsync.upd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ScanEditExports.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ScanEditFacade.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ScanManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\scf.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sdcfilter.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Security.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SIPSManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\skmscan.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Sophos Anti-Virus.URL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophos_detoured.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophos_detoured_x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SophosBootDriver.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SophtainerAdapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sophtlib.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sus01.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SWIManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\sxlconfig.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SystemInformation.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionControl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\TamperProtectionPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ThreatDetection.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ThreatManagement.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Translators.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl01.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl02.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl03.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl04.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl05.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl06.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl07.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl08.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl09.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl10.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl11.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl12.vdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\vdl13.vdb

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D414BCA974396B044A35E5BFD25BD9AF
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9ACB414D-9347-40B6-A453-5EFB2DB59DFA}

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D414BCA974396B044A35E5BFD25BD9AF\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVAdminService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SAVService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\swi_service\ImagePath


A way to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program by Sophos Limited. Some computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to erase Sophos Anti-Virus is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Sophos Anti-Virus or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sophos Anti-Virus". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos Anti-Virus application will be found very quickly. After you click Sophos Anti-Virus in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos Anti-Virus, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Sophos Anti-Virus:





  • The publisher is: http://www.sophos.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{9ACB414D-9347-40B6-A453-5EFB2DB59DFA}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Sophos Anti-Virus.
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8. After uninstalling Sophos Anti-Virus, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Anti-Virus which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want 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 system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Sophos Anti-Virus in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-09-07 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-07 02:25:09.423