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How to uninstall Web Companion from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Web Companion for Windows. The Windows release was created by Lavasoft. You can find out more on Lavasoft or check for application updates here. Click on to get more facts about Web Companion on Lavasoft's website. Usually the Web Companion application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, depending on the user's option during install. Web Companion's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall. WebCompanion.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.71 MB (1795736 bytes) on disk.

Web Companion is composed of the following executables which take 3.58 MB (3758640 bytes) on disk:

  • AASearchCompanion.exe (652.27 KB)
  • Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (126.15 KB)
  • BrowserDock.exe (667.65 KB)
  • Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.exe (86.14 KB)
  • Lavasoft.SearchProtect.WinService.exe (16.77 KB)
  • Lavasoft.Uninstall.exe (34.64 KB)
  • Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (24.64 KB)
  • WebCompanion.exe (1.71 MB)
  • WebCompanionInstaller.exe (308.65 KB)
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The current page applies to Web Companion version 2.3.1479.2868 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Web Companion:

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Web Companion has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Web Companion:
  • C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Web Companion

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Web Companion:
  • 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\log4net.dll

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8467ecba-d871-43a0-8236-7a00c4f5e8ab}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WCAssistantService\ImagePath


How to uninstall Web Companion from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is an application marketed by Lavasoft. Sometimes, people choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this by hand takes some skill related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to remove 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs 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 apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on 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\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Web Companion.
Uninstall Web Companion


8. After removing Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Web Companion that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Web Companion using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Web Companion by Lavasoft from your computer, nor are we saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Web Companion supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-10-21 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-21 13:27:12.360