Web Companion

How to uninstall Web Companion from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Web Companion for Windows. It is written by Lavasoft. Take a look here where you can get more info on Lavasoft. Click on http://www.lavasoft.com to get more details about Web Companion on Lavasoft's website. Web Companion is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Web Companion is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall --nonadmin. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. WebCompanion.exe is the Web Companion's primary executable file and it occupies close to 8.12 MB (8519160 bytes) on disk.

Web Companion installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 9.61 MB (10080200 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (457.49 KB)
• Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (625.49 KB)
• Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (27.49 KB)
• WcCommunication.exe (27.99 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (8.12 MB)
• WebCompanion.Loader.exe (19.49 KB)
• WebCompanionInstaller.exe (366.49 KB)

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The current web page applies to Web Companion version 7.1.2424.4255 only. You can find below info on other versions of Web Companion:

• 4.4.1950.3825
• 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
• 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
• 6.1.2327.4159
• 7.0.2383.4214
• 12.1.5.1061
• 4.1.1813.3374
• 2.1.1072.2246
• 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
• 2.3.1410.2697
• 4.3.1926.3756
• 2.1.1153.2375
• 4.5.1954.3829

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Web Companion.

Folders remaining:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Web Companion:

• 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\Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe
• 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\de-DE\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\WebCompanionInstaller.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\en-US\WebCompanionInstaller.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\es-ES\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Extension\@wcextensionff.xpi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\WebCompanionInstaller.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.LavasoftTcpServiceLib.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\it-IT\WebCompanionInstaller.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\ja-JP\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.adblocker.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AppCore.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Automation.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Compression.dll
• 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.Extension.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.IEController.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Omni.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SearchProtect.Business.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SearchProtect.Repositories.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Settings.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\pt-BR\WebCompanionInstaller.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\ru-RU\WebCompanionInstaller.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\tr-TR\WebCompanionInstaller.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\WcCommunication.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebcompaionReimageIcon.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanion.Loader.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionExtensionIE.dll
• 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\WebCompanionInstaller.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.pdb
• 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-CHS\WebCompanionInstaller.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Icons\bing.ico
• 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\b_search.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\ChannelInfo.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\com_ff_messaging.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\comresponse.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\config.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\CurrentReleaseNotes.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\EventSafeguard.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\FData.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\FeatureActions.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\FirefoxMonitor.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\IEMonitor.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\install.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Language.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\LatestReleaseNotes.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\partner.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\PerformedActions.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\ProfileInfo.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\searchengine_v1.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\searchenginetemplate.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\SearchInfo.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\ServicePartnerInfo.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Statistics.txt

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion

A way to uninstall Web Companion from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Web Companion is a program by Lavasoft. Some computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY solution to remove 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Web Companion or simply activate the Search field and type in "Web Companion". If it is installed on your PC the Web Companion app will be found automatically. After you select Web Companion in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example 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\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall --nonadmin

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Web Companion.


8. After removing Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of 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 are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above 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 software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Web Companion supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.