Sophos Update Manager

How to uninstall Sophos Update Manager from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Sophos Update Manager for Windows. It is written by Sophos Limited. You can read more on Sophos Limited or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.sophos.com to get more info about Sophos Update Manager on Sophos Limited's website. Usually the Sophos Update Manager program is found in the C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager folder, depending on the user's option during install. MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0} is the full command line if you want to remove Sophos Update Manager. SophosUpdateMgr.exe is the Sophos Update Manager's main executable file and it takes approximately 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 page is about Sophos Update Manager version 1.5.4.11 only. For other Sophos Update Manager versions please click below:

• 1.5.2.1060
• 1.6.2.186
• 1.5.0
• 1.7.4.30
• 1.5.8.11
• 1.7.0.316
• 1.5.7.50
• 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 planning to uninstall Sophos Update Manager you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Sophos Update Manager from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager\cac.pem
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager\cidgen.dll
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager\config.xml
• C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager\ConfigCID.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sophos\Update Manager\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}\
• 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

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

Sophos Update Manager is a program released by the software company Sophos Limited. Some computer users want to erase it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY approach to erase Sophos Update Manager 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate 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 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Sophos Update Manager in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Sophos Update Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sophos Update Manager:

• The software company is: http://www.sophos.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{2C7A82DB-69BC-4198-AC26-BB862F1BE4D0}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sophos Update Manager.


8. After uninstalling 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 removing Sophos Update Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sophos Update Manager in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.