Finds malware. Destroys malware. Doesn’t apologize.

Sophos Virus Removal Tool is a solution, specialized in identifying and removing rootkits. A special type of malware, rootkits get installed on computers and act as legitimate programs, emulating. Sophos Bootable Anti-Virus is an emergency solution that may cause data loss in specific situations. Do not use this tool until all other options have been exhausted. Once the virus outbreak has been contained and eliminated from the network, delete the downloaded program and destroy the CD or reformat the USB pen drive. SurfRight, the makers of HitmanPro, joined Sophos in 2015. Sophos evolves to meet every new challenge. We protect not just home users but also nearly 400,000 organizations in over 150 countries from today’s most advanced threats.

You’ve been infected. Well, not you, but your computer has. It’s slow. It’s acting funny. You need a no-nonsense malware cleaner to get your computer back up to speed. We have just the thing.

You can download HitmanPro in two seconds (unless you still have dial-up internet). It’s only 10MB. Plus, you don’t have to install it – just run it after it’s downloaded.

A standard antivirus program misses stuff. It’s focused on finding malware signatures that virus firms have identified as malicious. But what about new, zero-day threats that haven’t been researched? That’s why HitmanPro looks at behaviors when scanning for trojans and other malware. Bad behavior is caught, with or without a malware signature.

Two heads are better than one. So we have four. HitmanPro leverages malware databases from four security labs, including SophosLabs, to be incredibly thorough when scanning for and cleaning up spyware and malware. More research means more powerful cleaning.

Malware piggybacks on various programs to gain access to your computer. HitmanPro removes that malware – and it doesn’t stop there. Damaged Windows resources are brought back to their safe, original versions.

Resilient malware can also affect critical system files and boot records to manipulate the Windows operating system and installed antivirus software. This is even before the operating system boots. HitmanPro can remove these persistent threats from within the running operating system and its boot records.

Unlike free programs, HitmanPro doesn’t sell your information or install unwanted apps, tool bars, or advertising programs. We just provide secure, easy malware removal.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. HitmanPro can be used all by itself or alongside another security product.

If you would like to see how the product works in depth, check out our release pages. You'll find technical updates written by the HitmanPro development engineers.

Just head to our HitmanPro support pages to find the answers you seek.

Currently, HitmanPro is a Windows PC-only product. However, if you need to protect Mac computers, we would highly recommend Sophos Home, created by our parent company Sophos.

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Virus detection and removal tool that promises to completely remove rootkits and other malware from your computer, scanning the entire system

Since all computers are connected to the Internet one way or the other, it is easier for malware to spread surreptitiously, security software being the only line of defense against them. Sophos Virus Removal Tool is a solution, specialized in identifying and removing rootkits.

A special type of malware, rootkits get installed on computers and act as legitimate programs, emulating the behavior of a valid application while in fact affecting the functionality of others.

Finds and removes malware, including rootkits

Sophos Virus Removal Tool is an application that, via a nicely structured interface, enables users to choose the computer areas they want to scan – although it is recommended to scan all the available regions, the process will take more time to complete, so it depends on how urgent the matter is. On the other hand, the application can run in the background, so the PC can be used for other tasks.

In order to ensure transparency, the app displays in real-time the paths of all the files it scans, retaining the ones that are suspicious and giving additional details about them such as file description and whether it is advisable to remove them.

Second layer of defense against malware

Once the scan is complete, depending on the output, the user can either be relieved that the PC is rootkit-free, or, in case malware was detected, choose the best course of action for each file. The program already mentions if a certain should not be erased since it might cause PC issues, but in the end, it is up to the user to make the choice.

The main reason why it is preferable to resort to a dedicated application for finding and removing rootkits is that manually erasing registry entries might result in computer instability and decreased performance, whereas Sophos Virus Removal Tool is developed in such a way so as to protect the integrity of the PC.

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Sophos Virus Removal Tool is part of these download collections: Detect Rootkit

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Sophos Uninstall Cleaner

• At least 256MB of RAM
• 80MB of disk space

• Support for disk and registry scanning on new platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows 7, and Windows 64-bit platforms.
• Sophos Anti-Rootkit uses virus data if Sophos Anti-Virus is installed, and will report threats more specifically than if data is not present.
• Sophos Anti-Rootkit can now scan every file on the disk instead of just the hidden ones, which will potentially find more malware. This option requires Sophos Anti-Virus to be installed.

Sophos Virus Removal Tool 2.9.0

Sophos Cleaner Software

runs on:

Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit

file size:

177 MB

filename:

Sophos Virus Removal Tool.exe

main category:

Antivirus

developer:

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