Web Companion

A guide to uninstall Web Companion from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Web Companion for Windows. The Windows version was created by Lavasoft. Open here where you can get more info on Lavasoft. Please open http://www.lavasoft.com if you want to read more on Web Companion on Lavasoft's website. Web Companion is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. You can remove Web Companion by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe --uninstall. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. WebCompanion.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 3.39 MB (3558032 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Web Companion. They take about 5.19 MB (5446416 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (457.14 KB)
• CompanionService.WinService.exe (21.14 KB)
• FeatureInstaller.exe (37.64 KB)
• FeatureMainComponent.exe (131.14 KB)
• Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (27.14 KB)
• VPNServiceHost.exe (19.14 KB)
• WCInstaller.exe (732.14 KB)
• WebCompanion-Installer.exe (418.64 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (3.39 MB)

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The current web page applies to Web Companion version 13.5.3.41964 alone. You can find here a few links to other Web Companion releases:

• 4.4.1950.3825
• 13.905.4.47560
• 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
• 12.901.7.1066
• 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
• 13.903.1.1218
• 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

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Many files, folders and registry entries can not be removed when you want to remove Web Companion from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Web Companion from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Web Companion:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\acs17.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUEngineS.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUSDK.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\CompanionService.Wcf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\CompanionService.WinService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\DotNetZip.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Esent.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\es-ES\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Extension\@wcextensionff.xpi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureComponent.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureMainComponent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.SHDocVw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.Shell32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.WUApiLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ionic.Zip.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\it-IT\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.CSharp.Utilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Events.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SysInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Utils.SqlLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.Service.Logger.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WcfService.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\liblz4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\LZ4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Microsoft.mshtml.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\MozCompressor.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\NCalc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\System.Data.SQLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ucrtbased.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\vcruntime140d.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\VPNServiceHost.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\VPNServiceWCF.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionIcon.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionIcon_Pro.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WpfAnimatedGif.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Logs\Webcompanion\webcompanion.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureComponent.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ionic.Zip.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Events.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Utils.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Utils.SqlLite.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\log4net.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\System.Data.SQLite.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionIcon.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\bllist.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\notification_bllist.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\bData.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\CData.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\EData.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\EventMetadata.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\pwlist.txt

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9cd02f89-2d2d-4ea7-91c5-11eca78b2d94}

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CompanionService\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Web Companion from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program by the software company Lavasoft. Some computer users try to uninstall it. This is difficult because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY solution to uninstall Web Companion 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Web Companion or simply click the Search field and type in "Web Companion". If it is installed on your PC the Web Companion app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Web Companion in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance 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 (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe --uninstall

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Web Companion.


8. After uninstalling Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Web Companion that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Web Companion using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Web Companion by Lavasoft from your PC, we are not saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Web Companion in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.