I was working at a clients the other month and was getting frustrated with Sophos interfering with what I was try to accomplish.
Here is a quick script to Disable the Sophos services when needed and then Enable the Sophos services when you have finished. Commands are in the info of the script.
######################################################################################################### #Script Name: Disable/Enable Sophos # #Script Author: SCCMOG - Richie Schuster 03/03/2017 WWW.SCCMOG.COM # ######################################################################################################### #Script Usage: "Disable-Enable_Sophos.ps1 -Mode Disable" to disable and "-Mode enable" to enable. # ######################################################################################################### #Install Mode Parameter PARAM ( [string]$MODE ) #Sophos Service names $SophosServices = @("Sophos Agent", "SAVService", "SAVAdminService",` "Sophos AutoUpdate Service", "Sophos Device Control Service",` "Sophos Message Router", "SntpService", "sophossps",` "Sophos Web Control Service", "swi_service", "swi_update_64") #If entry is input run script If ($mode -ne $null){ #If Mode input is Enable - Enable sophos services If ($MODE -eq "Enable"){ foreach ($Service in $SophosServices){ Set-Service -Name $Service -StartupType Automatic start-Service -Name $Service -Force } } #If Model is Disable - Disable sophos services If ($MODE -eq "Disable"){ foreach ($Service in $SophosServices){ Set-Service -Name $Service -StartupType Disabled Stop-Service -Name $Service -Force } } #If mode input does not match inform user. Else{ Write-host 'Incorrect Params please format this way: "Disable-Enable_Sophos.ps1 -Mode Disable"` to disable and "-Mode enable" to enable.' } } #If params are not specified then inform. Else{ Write-host 'Script Params must be used : "Disable-Enable_Sophos.ps1 -Mode Disable" to disable and` "-Mode enable" to enable.' } #########################################################################################################