Lantern

A way to uninstall Lantern from your system

This info is about Lantern for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. More data about Brave New Software Project, Inc. can be found here. Please open http://www.getlantern.org if you want to read more on Lantern on Brave New Software Project, Inc.'s web page. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. You can uninstall Lantern by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled lantern.exe and it has a size of 17.48 MB (18326304 bytes).

Lantern is composed of the following executables which take 17.88 MB (18746601 bytes) on disk:

• lantern.exe (17.48 MB)
• uninstall.exe (410.45 KB)

The current page applies to Lantern version 5.2.0 alone. For more Lantern versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 2.2.2

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Lantern has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Lantern:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Lantern:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Roaming_Lantern_lantern_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\easylist.txt.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\global.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lanternlist.txt.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\logs\lantern.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\masquerade_cache
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\proxies.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\proxystats.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\settings.yaml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall_url.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern\Lantern.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern\Uninstall Lantern.lnk

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lantern
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Lantern
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\.lantern.exe.old
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\lantern.exe

How to erase Lantern from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lantern is a program by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some experience related to PCs. The best EASY practice 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 PC, 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 system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Lantern or simply activate the Search field and type in "Lantern". The Lantern app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Lantern in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Lantern, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Lantern:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.getlantern.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Lantern.


8. After uninstalling Lantern, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Lantern that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Lantern using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 PC. This page only contains detailed instructions 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.