Sophos Update Manager

A way to uninstall Sophos Update Manager from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove Sophos Update Manager for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Sophos Limited. Check out here where you can find out more on Sophos Limited. More info about the software Sophos Update Manager can be found at http://www.sophos.com. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\UserName\Update Manager directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing Sophos Update Manager is MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. SophosUpdateMgr.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.17 MB (1231112 bytes) on disk.

Sophos Update Manager installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 3.58 MB (3749936 bytes) on disk.

• ConfigCID.exe (810.26 KB)
• EMLConfigConverter.exe (122.26 KB)
• LogViewer.exe (1.25 MB)
• SophosUpdateMgr.exe (1.17 MB)
• SUMService.exe (26.76 KB)
• UpdateSUMConfig.exe (218.26 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.5.7.50 of Sophos Update Manager. You can find below a few links to other Sophos Update Manager versions:

• 1.5.2.1060
• 1.6.2.186
• 1.5.0
• 1.7.4.30
• 1.5.4.11
• 1.5.8.11
• 1.7.0.316
• 1.5.1
• 1.3.1.168
• 1.6.1.124
• 1.5.6.13
• 1.6.0.2264
• 1.5.5.21
• 1.2.1.161
• 1.4.2.186
• 1.7.1.19

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If you are manually uninstalling Sophos Update Manager we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\SUMInstaller\Update Manager
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Sophos Update Manager:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\SUMInstaller\Update Manager\cidgen.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\SUMInstaller\Update Manager\config.xml
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\SUMInstaller\Update Manager\ConfigCID.exe
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Enterprise Console\SUMInstaller\Update Manager\crypto.dll

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\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\BD28A7C2CB968914CA62BB68F2B14E0D

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\065A3382DFE484942880FEA3B28AFCF3\BD28A7C2CB968914CA62BB68F2B14E0D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0A2BF4E08ED19E840B949293E99DBC99\BD28A7C2CB968914CA62BB68F2B14E0D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\11E78F56350A30C48A56481362D39BBB\BD28A7C2CB968914CA62BB68F2B14E0D

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

Sophos Update Manager is a program marketed by the software company Sophos Limited. Some people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Sophos Update Manager or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sophos Update Manager". The Sophos Update Manager program will be found very quickly. After you click Sophos Update Manager in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Sophos Update Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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 window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Sophos Update Manager.


8. After uninstalling Sophos Update Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 instructions on how to remove Sophos Update Manager in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.