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How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. The Windows release was created by Sophos Limited. More data about Sophos Limited can be seen here. Further information about Sophos AutoUpdate can be seen at . Usually the Sophos AutoUpdate program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate folder, depending on the user's option during install. Sophos AutoUpdate's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}. ALMon.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 907.06 KB (928832 bytes) on disk.

Sophos AutoUpdate installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.84 MB (1926336 bytes) on disk.

  • ALMon.exe (907.06 KB)
  • ALsvc.exe (231.06 KB)
  • ALUpdate.exe (743.06 KB)


This page is about Sophos AutoUpdate version 2.7.8.335 alone. Click on the links below for other Sophos AutoUpdate versions:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Sophos AutoUpdate when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BE814C515767EB242B3B829125AD10D4
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{15C418EB-7675-42BE-B2B3-281952DA014D}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sophos\AutoUpdate

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BE814C515767EB242B3B829125AD10D4\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}\


A way to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program marketed by Sophos Limited. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this program. This is efortful because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". If it exists on your system the Sophos AutoUpdate app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on 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{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate.
Uninstall 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 of Sophos AutoUpdate which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-11-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-11-21 01:45:25.993