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How to uninstall Web Companion from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Web Companion for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Lavasoft. Go over here for more info on Lavasoft. You can get more details about Web Companion at . Web Companion is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. Web Companion's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe --uninstall. WebCompanion.exe is the Web Companion's main executable file and it takes about 3.27 MB (3429016 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Web Companion. They occupy 4.34 MB (4549672 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (457.15 KB)
  • FeatureInstaller.exe (37.15 KB)
  • FeatureMainComponent.exe (125.15 KB)
  • Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (27.15 KB)
  • VPNServiceHost.exe (19.65 KB)
  • WebCompanion-Installer.exe (428.15 KB)
  • WebCompanion.exe (3.27 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 12.1.5.1061 of Web Companion. You can find here a few links to other Web Companion releases:

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Web Companion has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\7za.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\acs17.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUEngineS.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\BCUSDK.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\DotNetZip.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Esent.Interop.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\es-ES\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\es-ES\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Extension\@wcextensionff.xpi
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureComponent.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\FeatureMainComponent.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.SHDocVw.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.Shell32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Interop.WUApiLib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Ionic.Zip.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\it-IT\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\it-IT\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.CSharp.Utilities.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Events.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SysInfo.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Utils.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Utils.SqlLite.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.Service.Logger.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WcfService.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\liblz4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\log4net.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\LZ4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Microsoft.mshtml.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\MozCompressor.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\NCalc.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\System.Data.SQLite.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ucrtbased.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\vcruntime140d.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\VPNServiceHost.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\VPNServiceWCF.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionIcon.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionIcon_Pro.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.pdb
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WpfAnimatedGif.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-CHS\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{653107bd-4b7c-48f9-a06b-e739e2bbba87}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WCAssistantService\ImagePath


How to delete Web Companion from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program marketed by the software company Lavasoft. Some users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll 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 very quickly. Notice that when you click Web Companion in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Web Companion:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.lavasoft.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe --uninstall
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Web Companion.
Uninstall Web Companion


8. After uninstalling Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Web Companion which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Web Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove 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 only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Web Companion in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2024-04-17 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-04-17 19:04:21.860