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cd /Library/Preferences
sudo rm com.sophos.sav.plist

cd /Library/Application\ Support/Sophos/cloud/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/tools/
sudo ./InstallationDeployer —force_remove
@samuaz
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samuaz commented Oct 21, 2021

The IT guys get a notification o something like that if you do this?

@petestanley
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The IT guys get a notification o something like that if you do this?

@samuaz If your IT are any good they will know you've removed it. If you're on a work/school computer, I wouldn't mess around - It's there for a reason. If it's blocking you from working/studying have a discussion with your IT department and go from there. In short, don't remove it unless you're authorized.

@robbybarnes
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Just testing out these scripts and it seems like it works great, except it leaves behind the Sophos System Extensions, including an endpoint security system extension and a network system extension.

Any idea how to remove those with a script as well?

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Just testing out these scripts and it seems like it works great, except it leaves behind the Sophos System Extensions, including an endpoint security system extension and a network system extension.

Any idea how to remove those with a script as well?

To remove them disable System Integrity:
Shut off
Hold power button or CMD+R (depending on the mac) > options > terminal
csrutil disable
Enter username
Enter password
Wait for confirm
Reboot

Open terminal
systemextensionsctl list
systemextensionsctl uninstall TEAMID BUNDLEID (teamid is an id string, the bundleid is com.sophos… etc)
repeat the command for the second extension

Re-enable System Integrity:
Shut off
Hold power button or CMD+R (depending on the mac)> options > terminal
csrutil enable
Enter username
Enter password
Wait for confirm
Reboot

@Shahbuddi
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Hello ,

Iam trying to remove sophos from vmware workspace one .

can anyone help me how exactly this works .

@erasebegin
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Open terminal 'command + spacebar' search for "terminal" vi kill_sophos Copy text below, right-click on terminal window and select 'Paste': #!/bin/bash sudo rm -R /Library/Sophos\ Anti-Virus/ sudo rm -R /Library/Application\ Support/Sophos/ sudo rm -R /Library/Preferences/com.sophos.* sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.sophos.* sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.sophos.* sudo rm -R /Library/Extensions/Sophos* sudo rm -R /Library/Caches/com.sophos.* Press 'Esc' on your keyboard Enter ' :wq' and press return ( Colon W Q Enter) sudo chmod +x kill_sophos Enter local mac password run script by entering below on terminal ./kill_sophos enter password and watch everything die Open Finder and go to 'Applications' click Remove Sophos Endpoint It will now let you remove Sophos Endpoint without the tamper protection password Rejoice Thank you for all the help. It's been rough lol

It worked like a charm, thanks

Amazing, thank you so much!

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