Sophos AutoUpdate

How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC

Sophos AutoUpdate is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Sophos Limited. Take a look here for more information on Sophos Limited. Click on http://www.sophos.com/ to get more facts about Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Limited's website. Usually the Sophos AutoUpdate application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Sophos AutoUpdate's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{9D1B8594-5DD2-4CDC-A5BD-98E7E9D75520}. The program's main executable file has a size of 1.62 MB (1703296 bytes) on disk and is called SophosUpdate.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Sophos AutoUpdate. They take 5.21 MB (5460816 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (1.52 MB)
• ALsvc.exe (621.31 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (1.45 MB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (1.62 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.3.0.516 of Sophos AutoUpdate. You can find here a few links to other Sophos AutoUpdate versions:

• 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
• 5.6.484
• 5.14.36
• 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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If planning to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMsg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\AUAdapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\cidsync.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\EECustomActions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\iconfig.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ilog.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\integrity.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\isched.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ispsheet.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\ALMonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\license_agreements.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\retailer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SAUConfigDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\scf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SingleGUIPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\sof.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SUL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\ALMonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\ALMonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\sharedres.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos AutoUpdate Install Log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos AutoUpdate Setup log.txt

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4958B1D92DD5CDC45ADB897E9E7D5502
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sophos\AutoUpdate

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4958B1D92DD5CDC45ADB897E9E7D5502\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos AutoUpdate Service\ImagePath

How to erase Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program offered by Sophos Limited. Sometimes, people want to erase it. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK action to erase Sophos AutoUpdate is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Sophos AutoUpdate or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{9D1B8594-5DD2-4CDC-A5BD-98E7E9D75520}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After removing Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos AutoUpdate that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.