ICManagement.dll - On access scanning management components ICAdapter.dll - On access scanning interface components Sav32cli.exe - Sophos Limited SAVI CLI (SAVI CLI)ĪppFeedManager.dll - Sophos Anti-Virus (AppFeed manager component)ĪpplicationManagement.dll - Application management componentĪuthorisedLists.dll - Manages lists of authorised and/or blocked applications and filesīackgroundScanClient.exe - Executes background (silent) scanningīackgroundScanning.dll - Background (silent) scanning componentsīHOManagement.dll - Browser Helper Object management componentsĬategories.dll - Message categories resources for SAV for XPĬomponentManager.dll - ComponentManager componentĬonfiguration.dll - Configuration Node, Manager and other componentsĭataControlManagement.dll - Data Control management componentĭataControlPlugin.dll - Plugin for the DataControl user interfaceĭCManagement.dll - Device control managementĭesktopMessaging.dll - Desktop Messaging ServicesĭetectionFeedback.dll - Detection feedbackĭeviceControlPlugin.dll - Plugin for the DeviceControl user interfaceĭriveProcessor.dll - Drive processing componentsįilterProcessors.dll - Exclusion and Extension FilterįorceUpdateAlongSideSGN.exe - Mark SAV files for delete on reboot to enforce a re-installįSDecomposer.dll - File system decomposer (directory walker) While about 60% of users of Sophos Anti-Virus come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.Ĭonan.dll - Sophos Security and Control (Sophos Content Analysis Library DLL) In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. swi_update.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. The software installer includes 95 files and is usually about 3.18 MB (3,329,536 bytes). The main program executable is SAVAdminService.exe. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with.

A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run.

The most used version is 10.3.15, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version.

Sophos Anti-Virus is a program developed by Sophos Limited.

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