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How to uninstall Lantern from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Lantern for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. More data about Brave New Software Project, Inc. can be seen here. Please open if you want to read more on Lantern on Brave New Software Project, Inc.'s web page. The program is usually placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Lantern is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe. Lantern's main file takes about 35.83 MB (37574944 bytes) and is called lantern.exe.

Lantern installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 36.28 MB (38039631 bytes) on disk.

  • lantern.exe (35.83 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (453.80 KB)


This web page is about Lantern version 6.1.3 only. You can find below info on other versions of Lantern:

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If you are manually uninstalling Lantern we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Lantern from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\byteexec\lantern.exe.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4131.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4133.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4135.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4136.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4137.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4138.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4139.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4140.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4141.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4142.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4143.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4144.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4145.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4146.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4147.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4148.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4149.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4151.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4153.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4154.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4155.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4156.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4157.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4158.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4159.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4160.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4161.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4162.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4163.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\4164.article
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\ads\index.yaml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\global.yaml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\latestgeoinfo.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\logs\lantern.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\masquerade_cache
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\mitmcert.pem_d2f7c97541387cbd6f3f2b00e0289e74f49fe12aaad83df6810552668142a150
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\mitmkey.pem
  • 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\tls_session_states
  • 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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\XuanZhi\cache\org.getlantern.lantern.png

Frequently the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lantern
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Lantern

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\lantern-installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-982636119-998982657-3565023089-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume7\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{6A60B9D0-B634-4859-85D1-2D40B6E8D708}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F3D33299-CE4B-420D-95D8-7A79685FB8C8}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1DE4B3BE-5F04-4D10-8CE2-719773F9C299}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C86C8C1E-9944-4FF2-B2E5-B87C8EFE0371}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe


How to erase Lantern with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lantern is a program by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


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


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Lantern or simply click the Search feature and type in "Lantern". The Lantern application will be found very quickly. After you select Lantern in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Lantern, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Lantern:





  • The software company is: http://lantern.io
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Lantern.
Uninstall Lantern


8. After removing Lantern, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Lantern which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Lantern with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



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 PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Lantern supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2020-10-31 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-10-31 16:59:40.800