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How to uninstall Sophos Exploit Prevention from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove Sophos Exploit Prevention for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Sophos Limited. More information about Sophos Limited can be read here. Click on to get more info about Sophos Exploit Prevention on Sophos Limited's website. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Sophos Exploit Prevention by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. Sophos Exploit Prevention's main file takes about 1.32 MB (1381392 bytes) and is called Uninstall.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Sophos Exploit Prevention. They take about 12.17 MB (12763912 bytes) on disk.

  • EXPTelem.exe (415.54 KB)
  • hmpalert.exe (4.57 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (1.32 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (1.32 MB)
  • hmpalert.exe (4.56 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.7.6.289 of Sophos Exploit Prevention. Click on the links below for other Sophos Exploit Prevention versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\Adapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\bpaif.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\ExploitPreventionPlugin.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResChs.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResCht.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResDeu.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResEng.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResEsp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResFra.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResIt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPResJap.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\EXPTelem.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\hmpalert.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\integrity.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\readme.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\SophosDesktopNotifier.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\Uninstall.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{866151B2-E14E-40E0-B6D9-64B1D428F5CB}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hmpalertsvc\ImagePath


A way to erase Sophos Exploit Prevention using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Exploit Prevention is an application offered by the software company Sophos Limited. Sometimes, users want to remove this application. This can be difficult because doing this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY procedure to remove Sophos Exploit Prevention 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start 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 system utility.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Sophos Exploit Prevention or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Sophos Exploit Prevention". If it exists on your system the Sophos Exploit Prevention program will be found very quickly. After you click Sophos Exploit Prevention in the list of applications, the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Sophos Exploit Prevention, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Sophos Exploit Prevention:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.sophos.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\HitmanPro.Alert\Uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos Exploit Prevention.
Uninstall Sophos Exploit Prevention


8. After removing Sophos Exploit Prevention, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Exploit Prevention that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sophos Exploit Prevention using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Sophos Exploit Prevention by Sophos Limited from your computer, we are not saying that Sophos Exploit Prevention by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos Exploit Prevention in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-09-18 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-09-18 14:09:59.060