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Application Sophos AutoUpdate





How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer

This info is about Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Sophos Limited. More information on Sophos Limited can be seen here. Please open if you want to read more on Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Limited's web page. Usually the Sophos AutoUpdate program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}. SophosUpdate.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 1.98 MB (2080168 bytes) on disk.

Sophos AutoUpdate contains of the executables below. They occupy 7.75 MB (8124752 bytes) on disk.




  • ALMon.exe (1.45 MB)
  • ALsvc.exe (754.96 KB)
  • ALUpdate.exe (2.32 MB)
  • SophosUpdate.exe (1.98 MB)
  • AUTelem.exe (606.41 KB)
  • GatherTelem.exe (290.78 KB)
  • SubmitTelem.exe (394.30 KB)
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The current web page applies to Sophos AutoUpdate version 5.11.177 only. You can find below info on other versions of Sophos AutoUpdate:

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How to delete Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program by Sophos Limited. Some computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK procedure 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". If it exists on your system the Sophos AutoUpdate app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Sophos AutoUpdate in the list , some information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:





  • The publisher is: http://www.sophos.com/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate.
Uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate


8. After removing Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Sophos AutoUpdate that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-03-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-03-02 17:03:29.463