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A way to uninstall Web Companion from your computer

Web Companion is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Lavasoft. You can read more on Lavasoft or check for application updates here. Detailed information about Web Companion can be seen at . Web Companion is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when 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\WebCompanion-Installer.exe --uninstall. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called WebCompanion.exe and occupies 3.27 MB (3427032 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Web Companion. They take an average of 5.12 MB (5364736 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (457.21 KB)
  • Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (126.71 KB)
  • FeatureInstaller.exe (37.21 KB)
  • FeatureMainComponent.exe (124.71 KB)
  • Lavasoft.Search.exe (168.20 KB)
  • Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (27.21 KB)
  • VPNServiceHost.exe (19.71 KB)
  • WcCommunication.exe (27.70 KB)
  • WebCompanion-Installer.exe (427.71 KB)
  • WebCompanion.exe (3.27 MB)
  • WebCompanion.Loader.exe (19.20 KB)
  • WebCompanionInstaller.exe (456.70 KB)
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The current web page applies to Web Companion version 12.1.2.982 only. You can find here a few links to other Web Companion versions:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Web Companion:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

The files below remain on your disk by Web Companion's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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\Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe
  • 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\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanion-Installer.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\en-US\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\WebCompanion-Installer.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\es-ES\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\es-ES\WebCompanion-Installer.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\fr-CA\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanion-Installer.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.LavasoftTcpServiceLib.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\it-IT\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\it-IT\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.adblocker.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Automation.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Compression.dll
  • 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.Extension.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.IEController.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Omni.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Search.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SearchProtect.Business.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SearchProtect.Repositories.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Settings.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\pt-BR\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\WebCompanion-Installer.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\tr-TR\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\WebCompanion-Installer.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\WcCommunication.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebcompaionReimageIcon.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.Loader.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionExtensionIE.dll
  • 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\WebCompanionInstaller.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.pdb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.pdb
  • 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-CHS\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-CHS\WebCompanion-Installer.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\WebCompanion.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Service\Win32\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WCAssistantService\ImagePath


How to remove Web Companion with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program offered by Lavasoft. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to remove 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Web Companion or simply activate the Search field and type in "Web Companion". If it exists on your system the Web Companion application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Web Companion in the list of applications, the following information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish 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:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion-Installer.exe --uninstall
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Web Companion.
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8. After removing Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed 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 uninstalling Web Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Web Companion by Lavasoft from your PC, nor are we saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Web Companion in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-11-17 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-11-17 17:10:56.027