Web Companion

How to uninstall Web Companion from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Web Companion for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Lavasoft. Take a look here for more info on Lavasoft. Please open http://www.lavasoft.com if you want to read more on Web Companion on Lavasoft's page. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Web Companion is C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall. Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 117.27 KB (120080 bytes) on disk.

Web Companion is composed of the following executables which occupy 1.81 MB (1896272 bytes) on disk:

• AASearchCompanion.exe (28.77 KB)
• Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (117.27 KB)
• Lavasoft.SearchProtect.WinService.exe (16.27 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (1.38 MB)
• WebCompanionInstaller.exe (281.27 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.1.1142.2354 of Web Companion. For more Web Companion versions please click below:

• 4.4.1950.3825
• 10.1.2.518
• 2.3.1470.2856
• 4.9.2146.4004
• 4.0.1777.3330
• 2.2.1337.2613
• 4.3.1930.3764
• 4.8.2034.3918
• 3.1.1602.3093
• 3.2.1725.3256
• 2.2.1307.2573
• 7.0.2341.4172
• 4.8.2094.3963
• 11.8.5.907
• 11.907.0.807
• 2.0.1025.2130
• 3.2.1639.3162
• 2.2.1323.2594
• 8.6.1.332
• 7.0.2334.4166
• 2.1.1095.2272
• 4.7.1993.3887
• 5.0.1003.1015
• 4.9.2200.4056
• 2.1.1065.2233
• 1.0.702.1343
• 7.0.2367.4198
• 4.1.1815.3380
• 1.0
• 4.6.1969.3857
• 4.10.2233.4088
• 4.10.2240.4096
• 4.3.1934.3766
• 8.6.0.323
• 3.2.1708.3237
• 2.3.1411.2698
• 7.0.2354.4185
• 3.1.1596.3084
• 2.0.1032.2141
• 2.3.1514.2916
• 2.3.1499.2879
• 1.0.0.0
• 2.3.1461.2844
• 4.2.1824.3425
• 4.10.2223.4081
• 2.3.1439.2793
• 6.1.2318.4151
• 2.1.1197.2439
• 6.1.2327.4159
• 7.0.2383.4214
• 12.1.5.1061
• 4.1.1813.3374
• 2.1.1072.2246
• 7.1.2424.4255
• 2.3.1456.2839
• 1.0.748.1434
• 7.0.2346.4177
• 2.1.1222.2486
• 0.9.636.1149
• 4.3.1915.3724
• 7.0.2433.168
• 2.3.1528.2969
• 8.9.0.735
• 4.8.2125.3981
• 2.3.1460.2843
• 2.3.1475.2862
• 4.0.1750.3297
• 4.8.2012.3902
• 4.10.2251.4106
• 4.10.2254.4111
• 2.1.1079.2249
• 7.0.2360.4191
• 2.1.1082.2254
• 5.1.1033.1045
• 2.1.1203.2459
• 6.0.2313.4146
• 1.0.757.1446
• 4.10.2243.4098
• 2.3.1500.2879
• 6.0.2285.4135
• 7.1.2369.4200
• 7.0.2355.4186
• 9.902.0.415
• 7.0.2415.4246
• 12.901.4.1003
• 3.2.1705.3235
• 2.1.1147.2361
• 5.0.1025.1037
• 2.4.1556.3000
• 3.2.1706.3235
• 2.1.1055.2206
• 4.3.1947.3816
• 2.0.1016.2098
• 12.1.2.982
• 1.0.692.1318
• 5.0.1001.1009
• 4.0.1780.3335
• 2.3.1410.2697
• 4.3.1926.3756
• 2.1.1153.2375

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Web Companion.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\AASearchCompanion.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9b0436d5-87a8-45dc-99a0-c33a599d2bd4}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9b0436d5-87a8-45dc-99a0-c33a599d2bd4}\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9b0436d5-87a8-45dc-99a0-c33a599d2bd4}\UninstallString
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SearchProtectionService\ImagePath

A way to remove Web Companion from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program offered by Lavasoft. Some people choose to erase this program. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase Web Companion is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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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. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Web Companion or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Web Companion". If it is installed on your PC the Web Companion application will be found automatically. When you select Web Companion in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Web Companion:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.lavasoft.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Web Companion.


8. After uninstalling Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Web Companion that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Web Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Web Companion by Lavasoft from your PC, we are not saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Web Companion 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.