Sophos AutoUpdate

A guide to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate for Windows. It was created for Windows by Sophos Limited. More information about Sophos Limited can be seen here. Further information about Sophos AutoUpdate can be seen at http://www.sophos.com/. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\AutoUpdate directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. You can uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. SophosUpdate.exe is the Sophos AutoUpdate's main executable file and it occupies approximately 1.62 MB (1698600 bytes) on disk.

Sophos AutoUpdate is composed of the following executables which take 4.60 MB (4825760 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 3.1.1.18 alone. You can find here a few links to other Sophos AutoUpdate releases:

• 5.8.335
• 5.7.51
• 5.0.0.39
• 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
• 5.15.166
• 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 suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Sophos AutoUpdate:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMsg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\AUAdapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ChannelUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\cidsync.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\config.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\de\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\EECustomActions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\en\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\es\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\fr\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\iconfig.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ilog.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\inetconn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\InstlMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\isched.ppi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ispsheet.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\ALMonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\it\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\almonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ja\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\license_agreements.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Logger.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\msvcp90.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\msvcr90.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\SAUConfigDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\scf.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SingleGUIPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SUL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\swlocale.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\xmlcpp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\ALMonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_cn\sharedres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\alhelp.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\ALMonres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\iconfres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\ilogres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\ischdres.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\zh_tw\sharedres.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos AutoUpdate Install Log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Sophos AutoUpdate Setup log.txt
• C:\Windows\Installer\{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}\Icon.ico

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• 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 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 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos AutoUpdate is a program released by Sophos Limited. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY action to remove 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 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 utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Sophos AutoUpdate or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Sophos AutoUpdate". The Sophos AutoUpdate program will be found very quickly. When you select Sophos AutoUpdate in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Sophos AutoUpdate, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on 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{D924231F-D02D-4E0B-B511-CC4A0E3ED547}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Sophos AutoUpdate.


8. After uninstalling Sophos AutoUpdate, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos AutoUpdate which have been left behind will be found 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 PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited from your computer, nor are we saying that Sophos AutoUpdate by Sophos Limited is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos AutoUpdate supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.