What is sfswn.dll?

sfswn.dll is part of Sophos SafeGuard® and developed by Utimaco Safeware AG - a member of the Sophos Group according to the sfswn.dll version information.

sfswn.dll's description is "SafeGuard® Common Component"

sfswn.dll is usually located in the 'C:\windows\SysWOW64\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about sfswn.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on sfswn.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSophos SafeGuard®
Company nameUtimaco Safeware AG - a member of the Sophos Group
File descriptionSafeGuard® Common Component
Internal namesfsw
Original filenamesfswn.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996 - 2012 Sophos Group. All rights reserved. SafeGuard is a registered trademark of Sophos Group
Product version6.00.1.31
File version6.00.1.31

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSophos SafeGuard®
Company nameUtimaco Safeware AG - a member of th..
File descriptionSafeGuard® Common Component
Internal namesfsw
Original filenamesfswn.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1996 - 2012 Sophos Grou..
Product version6.00.1.31
File version6.00.1.31

Digital signatures [?]

sfswn.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the sfswn.dll file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the sfswn.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a2f2f4d361e819b0b2a3394dd078e5cf
SHA2562ff9f3285cf775ac64cfe660a376b335c9109a049f5f0fa533e70166b40c4c50

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