Sophos AutoUpdate

How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. The Windows release was created by Sophos Limited. Additional info about Sophos Limited can be read here. Please open http://www.sophos.com/ if you want to read more on Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Limited's page. Sophos AutoUpdate is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate directory, subject to the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}. Sophos AutoUpdate's primary file takes around 1.62 MB (1700136 bytes) and is called SophosUpdate.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Sophos AutoUpdate. They take 4.60 MB (4828320 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (1.54 MB)
• ALsvc.exe (333.79 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (1.11 MB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (1.62 MB)

The current web page applies to Sophos AutoUpdate version 3.1.4.81 only. You can find below info on other releases of Sophos AutoUpdate:

• 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
• 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
• 3.1.4.241
• 2.5.30
• 4.2.0.37
• 2.7.4.317
• 5.10.126

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If you are manually uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate:

• 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\ALsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\AUAdapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\integrity.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\license_agreements.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\su-repair.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\su-setup32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\su-setup64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Telemetry\AUTelem.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Telemetry\GatherTelem.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Telemetry\SubmitTelem.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Telemetry\telem.man

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

• 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 registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F132429DD20DB0E45B11CCA4E0E35D74\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos AutoUpdate Service\ImagePath

A way to remove Sophos AutoUpdate with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is an application by the software company Sophos Limited. Frequently, people choose to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE manner to remove 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos AutoUpdate program will be found automatically. When you click Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for Sophos AutoUpdate:

• The software company is: http://www.sophos.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Sophos AutoUpdate that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your PC, we are not saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.