McAfee WebAdvisor
A way to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your computer
McAfee WebAdvisor is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by
McAfee, LLC. You can read more on McAfee, LLC or check for application updates
here. You can see more info on McAfee WebAdvisor at
https://www.siteadvisor.com. Usually the McAfee WebAdvisor application is placed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove 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 receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named browserhost.exe and it has a size of 3.46 MB (3625344 bytes).
The following executables are contained in McAfee WebAdvisor. They take 10.04 MB (
10525264 bytes) on disk.
- browserhost.exe (3.46 MB)
- servicehost.exe (925.08 KB)
- uihost.exe (923.58 KB)
- uninstaller.exe (2.45 MB)
- updater.exe (2.33 MB)
The current page applies to McAfee WebAdvisor version
4.1.1.133 alone. You can find here a few links to other McAfee WebAdvisor releases:
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If you're planning to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Usually, the following files are left on disk:- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Profile 1\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Profile 2\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Profile 3\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Profile 4\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\UserName Data\Profile 5\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Profile 17\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.942_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Profile 18\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.866_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Profile 19\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.942_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\UserName Data\Profile 20\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
- C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\UserName Data\Profile 1\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.1067_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
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}
A way to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
McAfee WebAdvisor is a program offered by McAfee, LLC. Frequently, people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee WebAdvisor or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee WebAdvisor". If it exists on your system the McAfee WebAdvisor application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click McAfee WebAdvisor in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding McAfee WebAdvisor, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for McAfee WebAdvisor:
- The software company is: https://www.siteadvisor.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee WebAdvisor.
8. After removing McAfee WebAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee WebAdvisor that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee WebAdvisor with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, LLC from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, LLC is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2020-07-27 21:10:13.377