Web Companion

How to uninstall Web Companion from your PC

Web Companion is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Lavasoft. You can read more on Lavasoft or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.lavasoft.com if you want to read more on Web Companion on Lavasoft's web page. Web Companion is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Web Companion is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe --uninstall --nonadmin. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. WebCompanion.exe is the Web Companion's primary executable file and it takes approximately 3.39 MB (3557520 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Web Companion. They occupy about 5.20 MB (5451536 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 (737.64 KB)
• WebCompanion-Installer.exe (418.64 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (3.39 MB)

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The current page applies to Web Companion version 13.905.6.54284 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Web Companion:

• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Web Companion we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Web Companion when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Logs\Webcompanion\webcompanion.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\7za.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\acs17.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUEngineS.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUSDK.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\CompanionService.Wcf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\CompanionService.WinService.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\DotNetZip.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Esent.Interop.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\es-ES\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Extension\@wcextensionff.xpi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureComponent.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureInstaller.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureMainComponent.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.SHDocVw.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.Shell32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.WUApiLib.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ionic.Zip.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\it-IT\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.pdb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.CSharp.Utilities.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Events.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SysInfo.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\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.Service.Logger.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WcfService.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\liblz4.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\log4net.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\LZ4.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Microsoft.mshtml.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\MozCompressor.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\NCalc.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\System.Data.SQLite.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ucrtbased.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\vcruntime140d.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\VPNServiceHost.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\VPNServiceWCF.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe
• 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\WebCompanionIcon_Pro.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WpfAnimatedGif.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\ActiveFeatures.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\AppSettings.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\ChannelInfo.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\Options\EventSafeguard.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\FeatureActions.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Language.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\MaskInfo.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Partner.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\ServicePartnerInfo.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\statistic.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Statistics.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\UpdateServer.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\WebProtectionConfig.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lavasoft\WebCompanion\Web Companion.lnk

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1ff74f40-cf54-4895-8e4f-e4e0e1e0d846}

How to erase Web Companion using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program by Lavasoft. Some computer users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase Web Companion 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install 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 tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Web Companion or simply click the Search feature and type in "Web Companion". If it is installed on your PC the Web Companion program will be found automatically. When you click Web Companion in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:

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

For instance you can see that for Web Companion:

• The publisher is: http://www.lavasoft.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WCInstaller.exe --uninstall --nonadmin

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Web Companion.


8. After removing Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead 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 uninstalling Web Companion using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Web Companion supposing 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' computers.