Web Companion

How to uninstall Web Companion from your computer

Web Companion is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Lavasoft. Check out here where you can find out more on Lavasoft. More details about the program Web Companion can be seen at http://www.lavasoft.com. Usually the Web Companion application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove Web Companion by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled WebCompanion.exe and it has a size of 1.27 MB (1334032 bytes).

Web Companion contains of the executables below. They take 1.69 MB (1773904 bytes) on disk.

• AASearchCompanion.exe (23.77 KB)
• Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (117.27 KB)
• Lavasoft.SearchProtect.WinService.exe (16.27 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (1.27 MB)
• WebCompanionInstaller.exe (272.27 KB)

The current page applies to Web Companion version 2.1.1079.2249 only. You can find below info on other versions of Web Companion:

• 4.4.1950.3825
• 10.1.2.518
• 2.3.1470.2856
• 4.9.2146.4004
• 4.0.1777.3330
• 2.2.1337.2613
• 4.3.1930.3764
• 4.8.2034.3918
• 3.1.1602.3093
• 3.2.1725.3256
• 2.2.1307.2573
• 7.0.2341.4172
• 4.8.2094.3963
• 11.8.5.907
• 11.907.0.807
• 2.0.1025.2130
• 3.2.1639.3162
• 2.2.1323.2594
• 8.6.1.332
• 7.0.2334.4166
• 2.1.1095.2272
• 4.7.1993.3887
• 5.0.1003.1015
• 4.9.2200.4056
• 2.1.1065.2233
• 1.0.702.1343
• 7.0.2367.4198
• 4.1.1815.3380
• 1.0
• 4.6.1969.3857
• 4.10.2233.4088
• 4.10.2240.4096
• 4.3.1934.3766
• 8.6.0.323
• 3.2.1708.3237
• 2.3.1411.2698
• 7.0.2354.4185
• 3.1.1596.3084
• 2.0.1032.2141
• 2.3.1514.2916
• 2.3.1499.2879
• 1.0.0.0
• 2.3.1461.2844
• 4.2.1824.3425
• 4.10.2223.4081
• 2.3.1439.2793
• 6.1.2318.4151
• 2.1.1197.2439
• 6.1.2327.4159
• 7.0.2383.4214
• 12.1.5.1061
• 4.1.1813.3374
• 2.1.1072.2246
• 7.1.2424.4255
• 2.3.1456.2839
• 1.0.748.1434
• 7.0.2346.4177
• 2.1.1222.2486
• 0.9.636.1149
• 4.3.1915.3724
• 7.0.2433.168
• 2.3.1528.2969
• 8.9.0.735
• 4.8.2125.3981
• 2.3.1460.2843
• 2.3.1475.2862
• 4.0.1750.3297
• 4.8.2012.3902
• 4.10.2251.4106
• 4.10.2254.4111
• 7.0.2360.4191
• 2.1.1082.2254
• 5.1.1033.1045
• 2.1.1203.2459
• 6.0.2313.4146
• 1.0.757.1446
• 4.10.2243.4098
• 2.3.1500.2879
• 6.0.2285.4135
• 7.1.2369.4200
• 7.0.2355.4186
• 9.902.0.415
• 7.0.2415.4246
• 12.901.4.1003
• 3.2.1705.3235
• 2.1.1147.2361
• 5.0.1025.1037
• 2.4.1556.3000
• 3.2.1706.3235
• 2.1.1055.2206
• 4.3.1947.3816
• 2.0.1016.2098
• 12.1.2.982
• 1.0.692.1318
• 5.0.1001.1009
• 4.0.1780.3335
• 2.3.1410.2697
• 4.3.1926.3756
• 2.1.1153.2375
• 4.5.1954.3829

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When you're planning to uninstall Web Companion you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Web Companion:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Web Companion:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\AASearchCompanion.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3c536f77-658d-4f59-987f-d083621bd565}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3c536f77-658d-4f59-987f-d083621bd565}\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3c536f77-658d-4f59-987f-d083621bd565}\UninstallString
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SearchProtectionService\ImagePath

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

Web Companion is an application by Lavasoft. Frequently, users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Web Companion or simply click the Search feature and type in "Web Companion". The Web Companion app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Web Companion in the list of applications, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Web Companion, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Web Companion:

• The web site of the program 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 window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Web Companion.


8. After uninstalling Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Web Companion which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Web Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Web Companion by Lavasoft from your PC, nor are we saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Web Companion in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.