Sophos AutoUpdate

How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC

You can find below details on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. It is made by Sophos Plc. Go over here for more info on Sophos Plc. Further information about Sophos AutoUpdate can be seen at http://www.sophos.fr/. Sophos AutoUpdate is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate folder, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for removing Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42BE-B2B3-281952DA014D}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called ALMon.exe and its approximative size is 429.23 KB (439536 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in Sophos AutoUpdate. They occupy 1.26 MB (1316344 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (429.23 KB)
• ALsvc.exe (227.02 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (629.23 KB)

This web page is about Sophos AutoUpdate version 2.5.13 alone. Click on the links below for other Sophos AutoUpdate versions:

• 2.5.4
• 2.2.2
• 2.5.7
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.7
• 2.5.5
• 2.2.8
• 2.5.6
• 1.4.0.2
• 2.5.2

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Sophos AutoUpdate has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Sophos AutoUpdate's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\boost_date_time-vc71-mt-1_32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\EECustomActions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\iconfig.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ilog.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\InstlMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\isched.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\license_agreements.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\MFC71.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\msvcp71.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\msvcr71.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\scf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\xmlcpp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\xmlparse.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\xmltok.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\alhelp.chm
• C:\Windows\Installer\{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry keys:

• 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

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BE814C515767EB242B3B829125AD10D4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos AutoUpdate Service\ImagePath

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

Sophos AutoUpdate is an application released by the software company Sophos Plc. Frequently, computer users decide to erase this application. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. The best QUICK procedure to erase 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of programs, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Sophos AutoUpdate, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:

• The software company is: http://www.sophos.fr/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42BE-B2B3-281952DA014D}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Sophos AutoUpdate that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Plc from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Plc is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.