Web Companion

A way to uninstall Web Companion from your PC

Web Companion is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Lavasoft. Take a look here for more information on Lavasoft. Please open http://www.lavasoft.com if you want to read more on Web Companion on Lavasoft's page. Usually the Web Companion program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Web Companion by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\WebCompanionInstaller.exe --uninstall. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 1.41 MB (1477392 bytes) on disk and is titled WebCompanion.exe.

Web Companion is composed of the following executables which take 2.56 MB (2687344 bytes) on disk:

• AASearchCompanion.exe (652.27 KB)
• Ad-Aware Web Companion.exe (118.27 KB)
• Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.exe (78.27 KB)
• Lavasoft.Uninstall.exe (26.77 KB)
• Lavasoft.WCAssistant.WinService.exe (16.77 KB)
• WebCompanion.exe (1.41 MB)
• WebCompanionInstaller.exe (289.27 KB)

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The current page applies to Web Companion version 2.3.1410.2697 alone. Click on the links below for other Web Companion versions:

• 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
• 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
• 4.3.1926.3756
• 2.1.1153.2375
• 4.5.1954.3829

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

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\AASearchCompanion.exe
• 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\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\de-DE\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.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\en-US\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\en-US\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.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\es-ES\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\es-ES\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.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\Extension\@wcextensionff.xpi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\fr-CA\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.dll
• 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\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\it-IT\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\it-IT\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.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\ja-JP\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ja-JP\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.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\Lavasoft.AdAware.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.adblocker.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Automation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.AvastWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Common.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.CSharp.Utilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.IEController.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.PUP.Management.dll
• 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.SearchProtect.Service.Logger.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SearchProtect.WcfService.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SearchProtect.WinService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SmartAssemblyUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.SysInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.Uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\Lavasoft.UpdateComponents.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\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\LogicNP.EZShellExtensions.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\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\pt-BR\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.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\ru-RU\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\ru-RU\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.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\SmartAssembly.ReportException.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\SmartExceptionsCore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\System.Data.SQLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\tr-TR\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.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\WebCompanion.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\WebCompanionInstaller.pdb
• 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-Hans\Lavasoft.ArrowHelper.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\Lavasoft.WebBar.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\zh-Hans\WebCompanion.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\TcpService\2.3.4.7\LavasoftLSPInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\TcpService\2.3.4.7\LavasoftLSPInstaller.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\TcpService\2.3.4.7\LavasoftLSPInstaller64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\TcpService\2.3.4.7\LavasoftTcpService.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\TcpService\2.3.4.7\LavasoftTcpService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\TcpService\2.3.4.7\LavasoftTcpService64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Lavasoft_Web Companion_Application_WebCompanion_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Options\Language.txt

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lavasoft\Web Companion
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{328bbe52-30f5-4da5-8afc-3ec0786fc4fc}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WCAssistantService\ImagePath

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

Web Companion is a program by the software company Lavasoft. Some computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to uninstall Web Companion is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your 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 the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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 activate the Search feature and type in "Web Companion". If it exists on your system the Web Companion app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Web Companion in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Web Companion, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Web Companion:

• The software company 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 show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Web Companion.


8. After removing Web Companion, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start 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 removing Web Companion with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Web Companion by Lavasoft from your PC, nor are we saying that Web Companion by Lavasoft is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Web Companion in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.