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A way to uninstall Web Companion from your system

This page is about Web Companion for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Lavasoft. Go over here for more information on Lavasoft. Detailed information about Web Companion can be seen at . Web Companion is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, subject to the user's decision. Web Companion's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall. Web Companion's main file takes about 7.06 MB (7407392 bytes) and its name is WebCompanion.exe.

Web Companion contains of the executables below. They take 7.54 MB (7907744 bytes) on disk.




  • Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (126.28 KB)
  • Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (25.28 KB)
  • WebCompanion.exe (7.06 MB)
  • WebCompanion.Loader.exe (17.78 KB)
  • WebCompanionInstaller.exe (319.28 KB)


This info is about Web Companion version 4.4.1950.3825 only. You can find here a few links to other Web Companion versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\fmcdykrt20s.cfg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\fmcdykrt20s.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Language.txt

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4179bc37-870d-4191-b2a5-47dc79230a43}

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WCAssistantService\ImagePath


A way to erase Web Companion from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program offered by the software company Lavasoft. Some users choose to remove it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY approach to remove Web Companion 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Web Companion or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Web Companion". If it exists on your system the Web Companion program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Web Companion in the list of applications, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Web Companion:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.lavasoft.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Web Companion.
Uninstall Web Companion


8. After removing Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Web Companion that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Web Companion using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Web Companion by Lavasoft from your computer, nor are we saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Web Companion supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-11-16 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-11-16 13:24:01.190