McAfee WebAdvisor

A guide to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor for Windows. It was coded for Windows by McAfee, Inc.. Further information on McAfee, Inc. can be seen here. Detailed information about McAfee WebAdvisor can be found at https://www.siteadvisor.com. McAfee WebAdvisor is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor folder, depending on the user's choice. You can uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled browserhost.exe and it has a size of 2.56 MB (2686728 bytes).

McAfee WebAdvisor is composed of the following executables which take 8.82 MB (9250968 bytes) on disk:

• browserhost.exe (2.56 MB)
• servicehost.exe (878.55 KB)
• uihost.exe (876.50 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.33 MB)
• updater.exe (2.22 MB)

The current page applies to McAfee WebAdvisor version 4.1.0.23 alone. You can find below info on other versions of McAfee WebAdvisor:

• 4.0.8.12335
• 4.0.183
• 4.0.8.20002
• 4.1.0.19
• 4.0.125
• 4.0.235
• 4.0.8.13684
• 4.0.163
• 4.0.216
• 4.0.354
• 4.1.0.34
• 4.0.128
• 4.0.126
• 4.0.165
• 4.0.7.203
• 4.0
• 4.1.0.26
• 4.0.272
• 4.0.136
• 4.0.8.15665
• 4.0.220
• 4.0.137
• 4.0.242
• 4.0.266
• 4.0.127
• 4.0.139
• 4.1.0.14
• 4.0.140
• 4.0.8.13114
• 4.0.108
• 4.0.7.195
• 4.0.157
• 4.0.8.19377
• 4.0.200
• 4.0.149
• 4.0.192
• 4.0.179
• 4.1.0.27
• 4.0.171
• 4.0.8.10747
• 4.0.258
• 4.1.0.9
• 4.0.170
• 4.1.0.28
• 4.0.7.213
• 4.1.0.42
• 4.1.0.43
• 4.0.123
• 4.0.141
• 4.0.161
• 4.0.8.13113
• 4.0.206
• 4.0.8.18993
• 4.0.8.21000
• 4.0.173
• 4.0.233
• 4.0.7.208
• 4.0.184
• 4.0.133
• 4.0.164
• 4.0.8.17336
• 4.0.314
• 4.0.316
• 4.0.203
• 4.0.228
• 4.1.0.71
• 4.1.0.36
• 4.0.7.190
• 4.1.0.29
• 4.0.187
• 4.0.230
• 4.0.8.20721
• 4.1.0.75
• 4.0.207
• 4.0.158
• 4.0.146
• 4.1.0.17
• 4.0.148
• 4.0.198
• 4.0.119
• 4.0.262
• 4.0.152
• 4.0.8.13811
• 4.0.274
• 4.0.8.12647
• 4.0.190
• 4.0.120
• 4.0.279
• 4.1.0.73
• 4.0.114
• 4.0.356
• 4.0.227
• 4.0.145
• 4.0.186
• 4.0.112
• 4.0.115
• 4.1.0.3
• 4.1.0.35
• 4.0.263
• 4.0.189

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

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\browserhost.exe
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\e10ssaffplg.xpi
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\e10swbffplg.xpi
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\eventmanager.dll
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-GB.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-en-US.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-es-ES.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-es-MX.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-fi-FI.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-fr-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-fr-FR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-hr-HR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-hu-HU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-it-IT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-ja-JP.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-ko-KR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-nb-NO.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-nl-NL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-pl-PL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-pt-BR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-pt-PT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-ru-RU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-sk-SK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-sr-Latn-CS.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-sv-SE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-tr-TR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-zh-CN.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-checklist-zh-TW.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-GB.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-en-US.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-es-ES.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-es-MX.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-fi-FI.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-fr-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-fr-FR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-hr-HR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-hu-HU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-it-IT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-ja-JP.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-ko-KR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-nb-NO.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-nl-NL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-pl-PL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-pt-BR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-pt-PT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-ru-RU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-sk-SK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-sr-Latn-CS.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-sv-SE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-tr-TR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-zh-CN.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-options-zh-TW.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-GB.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-en-US.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-es-ES.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-es-MX.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-fi-FI.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-fr-CA.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-fr-FR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-hr-HR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-hu-HU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-it-IT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-ja-JP.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-ko-KR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-nb-NO.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-nl-NL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-pl-PL.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-pt-BR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-pt-PT.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-ru-RU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-sk-SK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-sr-Latn-CS.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-sv-SE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-tr-TR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-zh-CN.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-shared-zh-TW.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-cs-CZ.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-da-DK.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-de-DE.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-el-GR.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-en-AU.js
• C:\Program Files\mcafee\WebAdvisor\jslang\wa-res-sstoast-bing-en-CA.js

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\{SD: C:|Program Files|McAfee|WebAdvisor}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\McAfee NGI\packages\WebAdvisor
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{35ED3F83-4BDC-4c44-8EC6-6A8301C7413A}

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\McAfee WebAdvisor\ImagePath

How to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee WebAdvisor is an application marketed by McAfee, Inc.. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY way to remove McAfee WebAdvisor is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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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. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee WebAdvisor or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee WebAdvisor". If it exists on your system the McAfee WebAdvisor program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click McAfee WebAdvisor in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee WebAdvisor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for McAfee WebAdvisor:

• The publisher is: https://www.siteadvisor.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee WebAdvisor.


8. After uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of McAfee WebAdvisor that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee WebAdvisor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.