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That dubious honor goes to Anvi Smart Defender (free, 1 stars), with 2.9 points.įor a full explanation of my malware removal testing techniques, see How We Test Malware Removal. Its score of 3.0 points barely escapes being the lowest ever. Including all twelve systems, Sophos detected 53 percent of threats, the lowest detection rate among products tested with my current malware collection. Under my previous malware collection, Norton AntiVirus 2012 ($39.99 direct, 4.5 stars) managed 7.1 points, Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus ($39.95 direct, 4.5 stars) took 6.9, and the free, cleanup-only Comodo Cleaning Essentials (free, 4.5 stars) managed 6.8 points.Ĥ.7 points would be an okay score for Sophos, but that doesn't factor in the systems where Sophos couldn't complete a full scan. The highest score achieved using my current malware collection was 5.6 points by Emsisoft. On the systems where it managed to finish a scan, Sophos detected 81 percent of the threats and would have scored 4.7 points for cleanup. So, for one reason or another, Sophos couldn't do anything at all to clean up half of my twelve malware-infested test systems. I let it go through this cycle six times before concluding that it really, truly was not ever going to finish a scan. After rebooting, Sophos detected the malware, offered to clean it, and requested another reboot. Sophos detected it, offered to clean it, and requested a reboot.
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config " /t REG_DWORD /v SEDEnabled /d 0 /f REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config " /t REG_DWORD /v SAVEnabled /d 0 /f REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos MCS Agent " /t REG_DWORD /v Start /d 0x00000004 /f REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SAVService " /t REG_DWORD /v Start /d 0x00000004 /f #Disable Tamper Protection (may require reboot) # ***Note: This tool needs to be run as an admin with Sophos Admin # # from Program Files, Program Files (x86), and ProgramData #
# The tool will then remove all Sophos services and directories # # seek out uninstall strings for associated Sophos Products, #
# This tool will stop all running Sophos Services and tasks, #