Sophos AutoUpdate

A guide to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your system

This info is about Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Sophos Limited. Open here where you can get more info on Sophos Limited. You can get more details related to Sophos AutoUpdate at http://www.sophos.com/. Sophos AutoUpdate is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate directory, subject to the user's choice. Sophos AutoUpdate's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42BE-B2B3-281952DA014D}. SophosUpdate.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 1.62 MB (1695224 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Sophos AutoUpdate. They occupy about 3.48 MB (3651552 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (907.49 KB)
• ALsvc.exe (231.49 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (771.49 KB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (1.62 MB)

This info is about Sophos AutoUpdate version 2.10.1.357 only. You can find below 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
• 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
• 2.5.9
• 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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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be deleted when you remove Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sophos\AutoUpdate

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\8FE5CD1A02DD8E54BADB5F922AD474B7\SourceList\LastUsedSource
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\8FE5CD1A02DD8E54BADB5F922AD474B7\SourceList\Net\1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\8FE5CD1A02DD8E54BADB5F922AD474B7\InstallProperties\InstallSource
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A1DC5EF8-DD20-45E8-ABBD-F529A24D477B}\InstallSource

A way to remove Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program marketed by Sophos Limited. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to erase 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate application will be found automatically. After you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of applications, the following data about the program is shown to you:

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

For example 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 confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After removing Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Sophos AutoUpdate that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, 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 piece of advice to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.