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A way to uninstall Sophos Update Manager from your system

Sophos Update Manager is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Sophos Limited. Open here where you can read more on Sophos Limited. More data about the software Sophos Update Manager can be seen at . Sophos Update Manager is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager directory, subject to the user's choice. MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0} is the full command line if you want to uninstall Sophos Update Manager. SophosUpdateMgr.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.17 MB (1231144 bytes) on disk.

Sophos Update Manager installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 3.58 MB (3750128 bytes) on disk.

  • ConfigCID.exe (810.29 KB)
  • EMLConfigConverter.exe (122.29 KB)
  • LogViewer.exe (1.25 MB)
  • SophosUpdateMgr.exe (1.17 MB)
  • SUMService.exe (26.79 KB)
  • UpdateSUMConfig.exe (218.29 KB)
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This data is about Sophos Update Manager version 1.5.5.21 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Sophos Update Manager:

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If you're planning to uninstall Sophos Update Manager you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager

The files below were left behind on your disk by Sophos Update Manager when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\cac.pem
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\cidgen.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\config.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\ConfigCID.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\SophosUpdateManager\EventMessageFile
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SUM\ImagePath


How to erase Sophos Update Manager from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Update Manager is a program marketed by Sophos Limited. Frequently, computer users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to remove Sophos Update Manager is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Sophos Update Manager or simply click the Search field and type in "Sophos Update Manager". If it is installed on your PC the Sophos Update Manager program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Sophos Update Manager in the list of programs, the following data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Sophos Update Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Sophos Update Manager:





  • The publisher is: http://www.sophos.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Sophos Update Manager.
Uninstall Sophos Update Manager


8. After uninstalling Sophos Update Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Sophos Update Manager which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sophos Update Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Sophos Update Manager by Sophos Limited from your PC, we are not saying that Sophos Update Manager by Sophos Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Sophos Update Manager in case you want to. 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' computers.

2015-03-11 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-03-11 17:13:28.157