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A guide to uninstall Sophos Update Manager from your computer

This page is about Sophos Update Manager for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by Sophos Limited. Take a look here for more information on Sophos Limited. Please open if you want to read more on Sophos Update Manager on Sophos Limited's website. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. You can uninstall Sophos Update Manager by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named SophosUpdateMgr.exe and its approximative size is 1.45 MB (1515640 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Sophos Update Manager. They take about 5.49 MB (5755360 bytes) on disk.

  • ConfigCID.exe (253.62 KB)
  • LogViewer.exe (3.37 MB)
  • SophosUpdateMgr.exe (1.45 MB)
  • SUMService.exe (433.12 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 1.6.0.2264 of Sophos Update Manager. You can find below info on other releases of Sophos Update Manager:

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Sophos Update Manager:
  • 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
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\libcurl.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\msvcp100.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\msvcr100.dll
  • 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\SophosUpdateMgr.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Update Manager\specialactions.xml
  • 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\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\Installer\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\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 a program by the software company Sophos Limited. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to erase Sophos Update Manager 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW 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 design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Sophos Update Manager or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sophos Update Manager". If it exists on your system the Sophos Update Manager app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Sophos Update Manager in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Sophos Update Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing 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 window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Sophos Update Manager.
Uninstall Sophos Update Manager


8. After removing Sophos Update Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sophos Update Manager that 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 Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Sophos Update Manager by Sophos Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Sophos Update Manager by Sophos Limited is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Sophos Update Manager supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-29 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-29 09:00:18.110