McAfee WebAdvisor

How to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor for Windows. The Windows release was created by McAfee, Inc.. Further information on McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. You can see more info on McAfee WebAdvisor at https://www.siteadvisor.com. McAfee WebAdvisor is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. McAfee WebAdvisor's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe. browserhost.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 2.48 MB (2603608 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside McAfee WebAdvisor. They take about 8.12 MB (8516576 bytes) on disk.

• browserhost.exe (2.48 MB)
• servicehost.exe (659.90 KB)
• uihost.exe (658.34 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.21 MB)
• updater.exe (2.14 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.0.8.17336 of McAfee WebAdvisor. Click on the links below for 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
• 4.0.314
• 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
• 4.0.189

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If planning to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor

The files below were left behind on your disk by McAfee WebAdvisor's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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\ieplugin.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\mfw-mwb.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\mfw-nps.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\mfw-webadvisor.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\resourcedll.cab
• C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Download\servicehost.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\uihost.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\wataskmanager.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

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• 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 to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

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

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

McAfee WebAdvisor is an application released by the software company McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, users choose to erase it. This can be efortful because removing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase McAfee WebAdvisor 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 all around tool to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee WebAdvisor or simply click the Search field and type in "McAfee WebAdvisor". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee WebAdvisor application will be found very quickly. When you select McAfee WebAdvisor in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee WebAdvisor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for McAfee WebAdvisor:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.siteadvisor.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor.


8. After removing McAfee WebAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee WebAdvisor that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor in case 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.