Using The Sophos Command Line Tool

In my previous post I made the remark that Sophos only supports enterprise and small businesses. While this is true it doesnt mean that they dont have a tool you can use to make sure you are virus free. This little command line tool works wonders its simple and easy to use. I am going to give you a tutorial on the process. Follow along with the video if you need any help.

Step 1: Download the sav32cli.exe file and IDEs from Sophos they can be obtained here.

Step 2: Using the self extrator, extract the files to "c:\sav32cli". For the IDE files you will want to download the zip file and extract them manually to the "c:\sav32cli" folder

Step 3: Goto Start>Run or Windows logo>search programs and files and type "CMD" with no quotes in the box that appears.

Step 4: Once youre black command line box has appeared type the following command with no quotations "c:\sav32cli\sav32cli.exe -f -di". The -f command is for a full scan and -di is for disinfect.

Step 5: If prompted to disinfect hit "A" and wait for the scan to complete.

Thats it, you're all done! You have just utilized some of the best AV software in command-line form around.

If it seems too easy check out the video below, please watch in HD quality to be able to see the writing. Also the video does not show the end of the scan to save time.

Happy Virus hunting!



Thanks for reading another TechReally! technology post. I hope this tutorial helps!