McAfee WebAdvisor

A way to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor for Windows. It is produced by McAfee, Inc.. Go over here where you can find out more on McAfee, Inc.. You can see more info on McAfee WebAdvisor at https://www.siteadvisor.com. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove McAfee WebAdvisor by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled browserhost.exe and its approximative size is 2.52 MB (2637816 bytes).

McAfee WebAdvisor is composed of the following executables which take 8.19 MB (8582824 bytes) on disk:

• browserhost.exe (2.52 MB)
• servicehost.exe (659.90 KB)
• uihost.exe (658.34 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.23 MB)
• updater.exe (2.15 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.0.8.20721 of McAfee WebAdvisor. You can find below info on other releases of McAfee WebAdvisor:

• 4.0.8.12335
• 4.0.183
• 4.0.8.20002
• 4.1.0.23
• 4.1.0.19
• 4.0.125
• 4.0.235
• 4.0.8.13684
• 4.0.163
• 4.0.216
• 4.0.354
• 4.1.0.34
• 4.0.128
• 4.0.126
• 4.0.165
• 4.0.7.203
• 4.0
• 4.1.0.26
• 4.0.272
• 4.0.136
• 4.0.8.15665
• 4.0.220
• 4.0.137
• 4.0.242
• 4.0.266
• 4.0.127
• 4.0.139
• 4.1.0.14
• 4.0.140
• 4.0.8.13114
• 4.0.108
• 4.0.7.195
• 4.0.157
• 4.0.8.19377
• 4.0.200
• 4.0.149
• 4.0.192
• 4.0.179
• 4.1.0.27
• 4.0.171
• 4.0.8.10747
• 4.0.258
• 4.1.0.9
• 4.0.170
• 4.1.0.28
• 4.0.7.213
• 4.1.0.42
• 4.1.0.43
• 4.0.123
• 4.0.141
• 4.0.161
• 4.0.8.13113
• 4.0.206
• 4.0.8.18993
• 4.0.8.21000
• 4.0.173
• 4.0.233
• 4.0.7.208
• 4.0.184
• 4.0.133
• 4.0.164
• 4.0.8.17336
• 4.0.314
• 4.0.316
• 4.0.203
• 4.0.228
• 4.1.0.71
• 4.1.0.36
• 4.0.7.190
• 4.1.0.29
• 4.0.187
• 4.0.230
• 4.1.0.75
• 4.0.207
• 4.0.158
• 4.0.146
• 4.1.0.17
• 4.0.148
• 4.0.198
• 4.0.119
• 4.0.262
• 4.0.152
• 4.0.8.13811
• 4.0.274
• 4.0.8.12647
• 4.0.190
• 4.0.120
• 4.0.279
• 4.1.0.73
• 4.0.114
• 4.0.356
• 4.0.227
• 4.0.145
• 4.0.186
• 4.0.112
• 4.0.115
• 4.1.0.3
• 4.1.0.35
• 4.0.263
• 4.0.189

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If you are manually uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\browserhost.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\e10ssaffplg.xpi
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\eventmanager.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-GB.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-US.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-es-ES.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-es-MX.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-fi-FI.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-fr-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-fr-FR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-hr-HR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-hu-HU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-it-IT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-ja-JP.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-ko-KR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-nb-NO.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-nl-NL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-pl-PL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-pt-BR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-pt-PT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-ru-RU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-sk-SK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-sr-Latn-CS.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-sv-SE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-tr-TR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-zh-CN.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-zh-TW.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-GB.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-US.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-es-ES.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-es-MX.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-fi-FI.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-fr-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-fr-FR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-hr-HR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-hu-HU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-it-IT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-ja-JP.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-ko-KR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-nb-NO.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-nl-NL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-pl-PL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-pt-BR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-pt-PT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-ru-RU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-sk-SK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-sr-Latn-CS.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-sv-SE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-tr-TR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-zh-CN.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-zh-TW.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-GB.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-US.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-es-ES.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-es-MX.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-fi-FI.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-fr-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-fr-FR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-hr-HR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-hu-HU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-it-IT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-ja-JP.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-ko-KR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-nb-NO.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-nl-NL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-pl-PL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-pt-BR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-pt-PT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-ru-RU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-sk-SK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-sr-Latn-CS.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-sv-SE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-tr-TR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-zh-CN.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-zh-TW.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-en-GB.js

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\WebAdvisor
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee\WebAdvisor
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{35ED3F83-4BDC-4c44-8EC6-6A8301C7413A}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfee WebAdvisor\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mfesapsn\ImagePath

A way to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee WebAdvisor is a program released by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, users decide to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to erase McAfee WebAdvisor is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find McAfee WebAdvisor or simply activate the Search feature and type in "McAfee WebAdvisor". The McAfee WebAdvisor program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select McAfee WebAdvisor in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about McAfee WebAdvisor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for McAfee WebAdvisor:

• The software company is: https://www.siteadvisor.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor.


8. After uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee WebAdvisor which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.