Sophos AutoUpdate

How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. It is made by Sophos Limited. Further information on Sophos Limited can be seen here. Click on http://www.sophos.com/ to get more facts about Sophos AutoUpdate on Sophos Limited's website. Sophos AutoUpdate is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. Sophos AutoUpdate's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}. The program's main executable file occupies 2.20 MB (2305560 bytes) on disk and is named SophosUpdate.exe.

The executables below are part of Sophos AutoUpdate. They take an average of 8.11 MB (8498984 bytes) on disk.

• ALMon.exe (1.47 MB)
• ALsvc.exe (760.46 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (2.43 MB)
• SophosUpdate.exe (2.20 MB)
• AUTelem.exe (610.29 KB)
• GatherTelem.exe (290.66 KB)
• SubmitTelem.exe (394.19 KB)

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This info is about Sophos AutoUpdate version 5.15.166 alone. 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
• 2.10.1.357
• 2.5.9
• 6.15.1347
• 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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Sophos AutoUpdate has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sophos\AutoUpdate

A way to erase Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is an application by Sophos Limited. Some computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY solution to uninstall 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos AutoUpdate program will be found very quickly. After you select Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want 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{AFBCA1B9-496C-4AE6-98AE-3EA1CFF65C54}

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


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Sophos AutoUpdate which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

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