Sophos Anti-Rootkit

Sophos Anti-Rootkit

by Sophos Limited

What is Sophos Anti-Rootkit?

Sophos Anti-Rootkit is software application developed by Sophos Limited. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.22% of installations running this operating system. Sophos Anti-Rootkit's installer is typically 2.00 MB in size and installs around 64 files. The most common release is 1.5.20 with 54.91% of all installations currently using this version.

Sophos Anti-Rootkit is most popular in the United States with 59.32% of installations residing in this country.

Sophos Anti-Rootkit adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Sophos Anti-Rootkit?

Sophos Anti-Rootkit 1.5.0 is a software program developed by Sophos Limited. Upon installation, the program adds a Windows Service that runs continuously in the background. Stopping the service manually may cause the program to malfunction. It also includes a background controller service set to automatically run, with the option to delay its start through the service manager. The primary executable file is named sargui.exe. The setup package typically installs about 22 files and has a size of approximately 2.65 MB (2,780,474 bytes). As of the latest data, the majority of users running Sophos Anti-Rootkit are on Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While approximately 34% of users are located in Germany, the software is also popular in the United States and France.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • SVRTservice.exe runs as a service named 'Sophos Virus Removal Tool' (SophosVirusRemovalTool).
Scheduled tasks:
  • sargui.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{850ACAF0-D0D8-4813-AB4D-17B7AB57A8D8}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.aspx
Support:
https://www.sophos.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\sophos\sophos anti-rootkit
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Rootkit\helper.exe remove
Size:
2.00 MB
Language:
English

Sophos Anti-Rootkit Executable Details

Primary executable:
sargui.exe
Name:
Sophos Anti-Rootkit
Path:
C:\Program Files\sophos\sophos anti-rootkit\sargui.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Sophos Anti-Rootkit
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
d2864fcf6ac1f4aa5b17d800e3bb2d45
DLL
e5042979988421c188ec3210047dc770
SYS
e5c587c0668f83e799d1c43bc53e5e37
SYS
f9ce67e9e0226079b59107b649851f96