Web Companion

A guide to uninstall Web Companion from your PC

Web Companion is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Lavasoft. Further information on Lavasoft can be seen here. More information about the software Web Companion can be found at http://www.lavasoft.com. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. You can uninstall Web Companion by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.34 MB (1402128 bytes) on disk and is titled WebCompanion.exe.

Web Companion installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.76 MB (1845072 bytes) on disk.

• AASearchCompanion.exe (25.77 KB)
• Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (117.27 KB)
• Lavasoft.SearchProtect.WinService.exe (16.27 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (1.34 MB)
• WebCompanionInstaller.exe (273.27 KB)

The current page applies to Web Companion version 2.1.1091.2268 alone. Click on the links below for other Web Companion versions:

• 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
• 2.1.1079.2249
• 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

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Some files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove Web Companion from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\AASearchCompanion.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ed87b1eb-f2a3-4f02-ba85-7fe4e8f030d9}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ed87b1eb-f2a3-4f02-ba85-7fe4e8f030d9}\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ed87b1eb-f2a3-4f02-ba85-7fe4e8f030d9}\UninstallString
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SearchProtectionService\ImagePath

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

Web Companion is an application by Lavasoft. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove Web Companion 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 one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Web Companion or simply activate the Search field and type in "Web Companion". If it is installed on your PC the Web Companion application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Web Companion in the list , some information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Web Companion, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Web Companion:

• The software company is: http://www.lavasoft.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Web Companion.


8. After uninstalling Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Web Companion that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Web Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Web Companion by Lavasoft from your PC, we are not saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Web Companion supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.