Sophos AutoUpdate

How to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. It was created for Windows by Sophos Plc. More information on Sophos Plc can be found here. You can read more about about Sophos AutoUpdate at http://www.sophos.com/. Sophos AutoUpdate is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for removing Sophos AutoUpdate is MsiExec.exe /X{15C418EB-7675-42be-B2B3-281952DA014D}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled ALMon.exe and occupies 429.23 KB (439536 bytes).

Sophos AutoUpdate is comprised of the following executables which take 24.64 MB (25840944 bytes) on disk:

• ALMon.exe (429.23 KB)
• ALsvc.exe (217.23 KB)
• ALUpdate.exe (629.23 KB)
• ConfigureSAV.exe (159.29 KB)
• SavProxy.exe (89.29 KB)
• SDCDevCon.exe (98.79 KB)
• SDCDevConIA64.exe (187.79 KB)
• SDCDevConx64.exe (103.29 KB)
• SDCService.exe (639.79 KB)
• sducli.exe (183.29 KB)
• sdugui.exe (856.29 KB)
• setup.exe (74.79 KB)
• BackgroundScanClient.exe (66.79 KB)
• sav32cli.exe (342.29 KB)
• SAVAdminService.exe (281.79 KB)
• SAVCleanupService.exe (190.79 KB)
• SavMain.exe (1.55 MB)
• SavProgress.exe (369.29 KB)
• SavService.exe (203.29 KB)
• swc_service.exe (333.79 KB)
• swi_di.exe (222.29 KB)
• swi_fc.exe (2.36 MB)
• swi_filter.exe (293.79 KB)
• swi_lsp32_util.exe (182.79 KB)
• swi_lspdiag.exe (184.79 KB)
• swi_lspdiag_64.exe (227.79 KB)
• swi_service.exe (3.11 MB)
• swi_update.exe (1.42 MB)
• swi_update_64.exe (1.97 MB)
• swi_di.exe (280.79 KB)
• WSCClient.exe (559.54 KB)
• WSCClient.exe (220.59 KB)
• WSCClient.exe (248.26 KB)
• SophosBootTasks.exe (30.49 KB)
• Native.exe (172.29 KB)
• SophosBootTasks.exe (34.79 KB)
• SophosBootTasks.exe (30.79 KB)
• Native.exe (407.79 KB)
• SophosBootTasks.exe (60.29 KB)
• instmsia.exe (1.63 MB)
• instmsiw.exe (1.74 MB)
• DriverHelper_Win32.exe (363.02 KB)
• DriverHelper_x64.exe (627.02 KB)
• op_viewer.exe (411.02 KB)
• SCFManager.exe (147.02 KB)
• SCFService.exe (87.02 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.5.5 of Sophos AutoUpdate. Click on the links below for other Sophos AutoUpdate versions:

• 2.5.4
• 2.2.2
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.13
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.5.6
• 1.4.0.2
• 2.5.2

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How to erase Sophos AutoUpdate from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is an application released by Sophos Plc. Some users decide to remove it. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK practice to remove 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 on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sophos AutoUpdate or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of programs, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Sophos AutoUpdate, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Plc from your computer, we are not saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Plc is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate in case 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.