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Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac cannot be uninstalled with removal script

Because the auto-update always failed I wanted to do clean installation of SAV 9 for Mac

With the following steps

  1. Run Sophos removal app "Remove Sophos Anti-Virus" => message "removal successful"
  2. Restart OSX
  3. Run Sophos Installer "Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition" => installtion failed because there was still a SAV detected somewhere
  4. Uninstall SAV with AppCleaner (unistall software)
  5. Restart OSX
  6. Run Sophos Installer "Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition" => installtion failed because there was still a SAV detected somewhere
  7. Tried to revmove the entries in the Library
    /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus folder
    /Library/Application Support/Sophos folder
    /Library/Application Support/Sophos Anti-Virus folder
    /Library/Frameworks/SAVI.framework
    /Library/Frameworks/SophosGenericsCommon.framework
    /Library/Frameworks/SophosGenericsCore.framework
    /Library/Frameworks/SUMScanKit.framework
    /Library/LaunchAgents/com.sophos.uiserver.plist
    /Library/LaunchDaemons/ all 'com.sophos' plists
    /Library/Extensions/ all . kext files starting 'Sophos'
    based on this post: http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Anti-Virus-for-Mac-Home/Unable-to-Uninstall/m-p/15665#M7215
  8. Restart OSX
  9. Remove files in the library cache
    /Library/Caches/com.sophos.installer/
    /Library/Caches/com.sophos.sxld/
    based on this post: openforum.sophos.com/.../13068
  10. Restart OSX
  11. Run Sophos Installer "Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition" => installtion failed because there was still a SAV detected somewhere
  12. Finally I've checked the consol log file according to the post in the help section
    see attachment
    http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Mac-tools-help/Why-does-the-removal-of-SAV-for-Mac-fail/m-p/18239#M72

How can I force the Installer to override all existing sophos files in order to get a new Sophos Anti-Virus HomeEdition installation?

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