What is swi_update_64.exe?

swi_update_64.exe is part of Sophos Anti-Virus and developed by Sophos Limited according to the swi_update_64.exe version information.

swi_update_64.exe's description is "Sophos Web Intelligence"

swi_update_64.exe is digitally signed by Sophos Limited.

swi_update_64.exe is usually located in the 'c:\programdata\sophos\web intelligence\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about swi_update_64.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on swi_update_64.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSophos Anti-Virus
Company nameSophos Limited
File descriptionSophos Web Intelligence
Internal nameswi_update_64 [2443084]
Original filenameswi_update_64.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2010-2014 Sophos Limited. All rights reserved.
Product version10.3.12
File version3.4.8.0

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

Product nameSophos Anti-Virus
Company nameSophos Limited
File descriptionSophos Web Intelligence
Internal nameswi_update_64 [2443084]
Original filenameswi_update_64.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2010-2014 Sophos Limited. ..
Product version10.3.12
File version3.4.8.0

Digital signatures [?]

swi_update_64.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSophos Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number2bc0bb54ab4c36b217953fd3032522a8

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the swi_update_64.exe file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the swi_update_64.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57a551b1e6ba10a7743234025eb5fb7f1
SHA2561d396d03f4142dccbf3e9a3cb1478dbc6e389bff11073f76091a70fc93f76bcd

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to swi_update_64.exe:

swi_update_64.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

swi_update_64.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Sophos Web Intelligence has stopped working.

End Program - swi_update_64.exe. This program is not responding.

swi_update_64.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

swi_update_64.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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