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SAV Interface: monitoring activity with savimon.exe

A utility, savimon.exe, enables you to monitor SAV Interface activity for all current versions of Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows.

Information provided includes:

What to do

  1. You can download savimon.exe in a self-extracting archive from the website.
  2. Double-click 'savimon.exe' to run it.
  3. If any applications are, or have been using SAV Interface, then the SAVI Monitor window will display a list of names of SAVI objects which have been created by those applications. A green light by the SAVI object name indicates that it is currently active. Click the name of a SAVI object to see:
    • the name of the last item scanned for viruses
    • the last virus discovered
    • the total number of items scanned, viruses found and errors encountered.

Note: You cannot view a remote computer using savimon.exe in a terminal server, or remote desktop, session. The status details will not be displayed correctly. You can however use Virtual Network Computing (VNC) to run savimon.exe remotely.

If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.