Sophoszap

A: Generally, no. Because it is an on-demand scanner (not real-time), it plays nicely with others. However, for maximum speed, temporarily disable your primary AV during the scan.

In this post, we’ll cover what SophosZap is, when to use it, and how to run it like a pro. SophosZap is a free, standalone, on-demand scanner designed to find and remove active malware that other antivirus engines miss. Unlike your standard real-time protection, Zap runs outside the Windows operating system’s normal privileges to terminate running malicious processes before deleting them.

Have you used SophosZap to save a bricked machine? Tell us your story in the comments below.