Sophos AutoUpdate

A guide to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. It is produced by Sophos Limited. Open here for more info on Sophos Limited. Click on http://www.sophos.com/ to get more details about Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Limited's website. Sophos AutoUpdate is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full command line for removing Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. SophosUpdate.exe is the Sophos AutoUpdate's primary executable file and it occupies close to 2.20 MB (2305560 bytes) on disk.

Sophos AutoUpdate is comprised of the following executables which occupy 8.01 MB (8397392 bytes) on disk:

• ALMon.exe (1.45 MB)
• ALsvc.exe (757.52 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (2.36 MB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (2.20 MB)
• AUTelem.exe (608.41 KB)
• GatherTelem.exe (290.78 KB)
• SubmitTelem.exe (394.30 KB)

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This web page is about Sophos AutoUpdate version 5.14.36 alone. You can find here a few links to other Sophos AutoUpdate releases:

• 5.8.335
• 5.7.51
• 5.0.0.39
• 3.1.1.18
• 5.8.358
• 5.1.1.1
• 2.7.8.335
• 4.3.10.27
• 5.6.332
• 4.1.0.273
• 5.6.423
• 5.11.206
• 5.2.0.221
• 2.7.1
• 5.1.2.0
• 5.4.0.724
• 5.12.206
• 2.9.0.344
• 4.0.5.39
• 5.7.220
• 5.16.37
• 5.5.3.0
• 5.10.139
• 6.15.1417
• 4.1.0.65
• 4.1.0.143
• 3.1.4.81
• 2.7.5.326
• 5.3.0.516
• 5.6.484
• 6.16.878
• 2.5.10
• 5.2.0.276
• 5.7.533
• 5.5.2.1
• 5.11.177
• 2.6.0
• 4.2.2.1
• 5.18.10.0
• 5.4.0.751
• 5.17.243.0
• 2.10.1.357
• 2.5.9
• 6.15.1347
• 5.15.166
• 5.12.261
• 3.1.4.241
• 2.5.30
• 4.2.0.37
• 2.7.4.317
• 5.10.126

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Sophos AutoUpdate.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sophos\AutoUpdate

How to erase Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is an application marketed by Sophos Limited. Sometimes, people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate application will be found very quickly. After you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos AutoUpdate which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your computer, nor are we saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.