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A guide to uninstall Sophos Update Manager from your PC

Sophos Update Manager is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Sophos Limited. Open here where you can read more on Sophos Limited. Detailed information about Sophos Update Manager can be found at . The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Sophos Update Manager is MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. SophosUpdateMgr.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.17 MB (1231144 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Sophos Update Manager. They take 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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The current web page applies to Sophos Update Manager version 1.5.8.11 alone. You can find below a few links to other Sophos Update Manager versions:

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Sophos Update Manager has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager

The files below are left behind on your disk by Sophos Update Manager's application uninstaller when you removed 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
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\crypto.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\EMLConfigConverter.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\libcurl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\license_agreements.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\LogViewer.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\machine_ID.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MRInit.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00404.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00407.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00409.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG0040C.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00410.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00411.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00804.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\MSG00C0A.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\Obfuscate.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\ps.crl
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\ps_rootca.crt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\Resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\retailer.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\scf.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\SophosReport.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\SophosUpdateMgr.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\specialactions.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\ssleay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\SUM_Status.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\SUMAdapter.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\SUMService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\system.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\UpdateSUMConfig.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\xmlcpp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\xmlparse.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\xmltok.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\zlib1.dll
  • C:\Windows\UserName\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\UserName\Products\BD28A7C2CB968914CA62BB68F2B14E0D
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UnUserName\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\UserName\Products\BD28A7C2CB968914CA62BB68F2B14E0D\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SUM\ImagePath


A way to delete Sophos Update Manager from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sophos Update Manager is an application marketed by Sophos Limited. Frequently, computer users decide to erase this application. This can be difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to erase 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Sophos Update Manager or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos Update Manager". If it exists on your system the Sophos Update Manager application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Sophos Update Manager in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Sophos Update Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Sophos Update Manager:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.sophos.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Sophos Update Manager.
Uninstall Sophos Update Manager


8. After removing Sophos Update Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Update Manager which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Sophos Update Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sophos Update Manager supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-08-24 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-24 09:46:07.077