McAfee WebAdvisor

A guide to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor for Windows. It was developed for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. Take a look here for more information on McAfee, Inc.. More information about McAfee WebAdvisor can be seen at https://www.siteadvisor.com. McAfee WebAdvisor is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The full command line for removing McAfee WebAdvisor is C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. browserhost.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.66 MB (1742288 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in McAfee WebAdvisor. They take 6.11 MB (6401992 bytes) on disk.

• browserhost.exe (1.66 MB)
• servicehost.exe (519.28 KB)
• uihost.exe (517.78 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (1.78 MB)
• updater.exe (1.66 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.0.8.16703 of McAfee WebAdvisor. You can find here a few links to other McAfee WebAdvisor versions:

• 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
• 4.0.8.20721
• 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

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor

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

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\browserhost.exe
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\browserhost.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\browserplugin.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\downloadscan.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\eventmanager.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\l10n.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\logicmodule.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\logicscripts.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\lookupmanager.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\mfw.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\settingmanager.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\taskmanager.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\telemetry.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\uimanager.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\uninstaller.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\updater.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\webadvisor.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\wssdep.cab
• 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

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• 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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{35ED3F83-4BDC-4c44-8EC6-6A8301C7413A}

Supplementary values that are not removed:

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

How to delete McAfee WebAdvisor from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee WebAdvisor is an application marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Some users choose to remove it. This is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove 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 one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find McAfee WebAdvisor or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee WebAdvisor". The McAfee WebAdvisor application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click McAfee WebAdvisor in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee WebAdvisor, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for McAfee WebAdvisor:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee WebAdvisor.


8. After removing McAfee WebAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee WebAdvisor which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee WebAdvisor with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.