Lantern

A way to uninstall Lantern from your computer

This page is about Lantern for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. You can read more on Brave New Software Project, Inc. or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.getlantern.org if you want to read more on Lantern on Brave New Software Project, Inc.'s web page. Lantern is frequently installed in the C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern folder, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Lantern is C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled lantern.exe and it has a size of 14.76 MB (15478048 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Lantern. They occupy about 14.84 MB (15562473 bytes) on disk.

• lantern.exe (14.76 MB)
• uninstall.exe (82.45 KB)

This data is about Lantern version 3.7.0 alone. Click on the links below for other Lantern versions:

• 7.0.10
• 6.8.2
• 5.3.7
• 6.10.3
• 7.4.0
• 5.7.1
• 6.1.3
• 4.8.1
• 6.7.0
• 5.8.3
• 7.6.0
• 7.3.6
• 4.1.4
• 6.7.3
• 5.9.11
• 6.7.5
• 6.9.9
• 6.10.4
• 7.0.8
• 4.6.13
• 2.0.5
• 3.6.2
• 6.6.1
• 4.2.12
• 4.6.15
• 7.8.4
• 7.2.0
• 4.1.1
• 6.7.8
• 6.5.7
• 6.0.06
• 6.5.5
• 4.5.5
• 6.11.1
• 6.9.6
• 7.8.27
• 4.0.0
• 2.0.9
• 2.3.0
• 2.0.11
• 4.2.2
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.6
• 4.6.4
• 5.3.0
• 4.7.8
• 7.5.1
• 6.1.1
• 4.9.0
• 6.2.8
• 7.0.0
• 3.1.0
• 6.9.0
• 7.3.4
• 7.2.4
• 6.8.1
• 3.5.10
• 5.3.8
• 2.0.01
• 5.9.41
• 4.7.1
• 4.8.2
• 4.3.2
• 5.4.7
• 2.1.0
• 6.9.8
• Unknown
• 2.0.08
• 4.7.9
• 3.3.4
• 4.2.3
• 4.7.6
• 3.3.5
• 6.6.0
• 2.0.14
• 6.4.5
• 4.0.1
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.0.7
• 5.2.2
• 4.8.3
• 5.6.2
• 2.0.16
• 6.5.1
• 5.5.1
• 2.0.07
• 4.6.12
• 5.3.4
• 4.4.0
• 5.5.4
• 6.3.4
• 6.10.6
• 5.5.5
• 3.5.9
• 4.2.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.5.5
• 6.7.11

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you remove Lantern from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Lantern:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern

The files below are left behind on your disk by Lantern's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\global.yaml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\lantern.exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\lantern.ico
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\lantern.yaml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\lantern-2.0.10.yaml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\logs\lantern.log
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\masquerade_cache
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\proxies.yaml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\proxystats.csv
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\settings.yaml
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\uninstall.exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern\Lantern.lnk
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern\Uninstall Lantern.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lantern
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Lantern
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ESENT\Process\lantern

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\lantern.exe

How to remove Lantern with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lantern is an application offered by the software company Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall Lantern 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Lantern or simply click the Search feature and type in "Lantern". The Lantern app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Lantern in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Lantern, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Lantern:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.getlantern.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Lantern\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Lantern.


8. After uninstalling Lantern, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Lantern which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Lantern with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Lantern by Brave New Software Project, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Lantern by Brave New Software Project, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Lantern in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.