I've seen a few threads on this that were a little older and didn't seem to go anywhere... If you're one of those people who can't stand to read the whole explanation, then fine, jump to the bottom. Chances are you'll make me explain it all again though!
I'm in a multimedia field where my rig is often struggling to keep up with my applications, as well as performing hours- and even days-long audio/video renders when I'm away. I keep an automator service with a keyboard shortcut that allows me to kill all non-essential processes and re-prioritize the CPU with a single stroke, squeezing every last ounce of performance I can into the task at hand. When in my "CPU save mode," I kill internet access and unmount unnecessary hard drives, so I promise I'm mitigating security risks when I ask the following:
Even though Sophos does not take up "that" much CPU, it's more than most system processes and CAN make the difference between making a render deadline and apologizing to a client, or even getting an overload message vs. smooth playback. Therefore, what I want to do is add lines to my automator service so I can kill Sophos processes and manually restore functionality only when my task has finished. As far as I can tell, the only processes that concern me are on-access scanning and checking for updates. Both of these can be changed from the preferences menu, but I need a way to script it either in a shell command or an applescript. Unless someone knows automator better than me and has a workaround--I'm totally open!
So, a summary for the cheater readers: How can I stop all (or ANY) of Sophos' processes through a terminal (shell) command, applescript, or other automator option? I don't believe in "it can't be done," just in difficult permissions obstacles...
Thanks so much!
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