Sophos AutoUpdate

A guide to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Sophos Plc. Open here where you can find out more on Sophos Plc. Click on http://www.sophos.com/ to get more data about Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Plc's website. Sophos AutoUpdate is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. Sophos AutoUpdate's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}. The program's main executable file is named ALMon.exe and it has a size of 419.04 KB (429096 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Sophos AutoUpdate. They take 1.18 MB (1238136 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (419.04 KB)
• ALsvc.exe (171.04 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (619.04 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.5.4 of Sophos AutoUpdate. For more Sophos AutoUpdate versions please click below:

• 2.2.2
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.13
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Sophos AutoUpdate.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate

The files below remain on your disk by Sophos AutoUpdate when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\iconn.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\iconnlocal.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\idata.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\ilog.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\imon.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\isched.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\iupd.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Config.old\TopLevelCatalogue.dat
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\machine_ID.txt

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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 values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BE814C515767EB242B3B829125AD10D4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos AutoUpdate Service\ImagePath

A way to erase Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program by Sophos Plc. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". If it exists on your system the Sophos AutoUpdate application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list , the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically 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 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 Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Plc from your PC, we are not saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Plc is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.