Sophos AutoUpdate

A way to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. The Windows version was created by Sophos Limited. More data about Sophos Limited can be read here. You can read more about about Sophos AutoUpdate at http://www.sophos.com/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}. SophosUpdate.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.62 MB (1700136 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Sophos AutoUpdate. They occupy about 4.57 MB (4789920 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (1.54 MB)
• ALsvc.exe (333.79 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (1.08 MB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (1.62 MB)

The current web page applies to Sophos AutoUpdate version 3.1.4.241 alone. For other Sophos AutoUpdate versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 2.5.30
• 4.2.0.37
• 2.7.4.317
• 5.10.126

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Sophos AutoUpdate has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

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

Usually, the following files are left 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\ChannelUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\cidsync.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\config.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\crypto.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\inetconn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\InstlMgr.dll
• 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\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\license_agreements.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Logger.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\msvcp90.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\msvcr90.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ps.crl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ps_rootca.crt
• 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\SophosUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SUL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\swlocale.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\xmlcpp.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:\Windows\Installer\{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}\Icon.ico

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F132429DD20DB0E45B11CCA4E0E35D74
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sophos\AutoUpdate

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosAlert.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F132429DD20DB0E45B11CCA4E0E35D74\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos AutoUpdate Service\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is an application marketed by Sophos Limited. Frequently, computer users choose to remove this program. This can be difficult because removing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to remove 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your 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 app will be found very quickly. When you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list , the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing 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{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}

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


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your computer, we are not saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate in case 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.