McAfee WebAdvisor

How to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor for Windows. The Windows release was created by McAfee, LLC. Further information on McAfee, LLC can be found here. Detailed information about McAfee WebAdvisor can be found at https://www.siteadvisor.com. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor directory (same installation drive as Windows). 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. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. McAfee WebAdvisor's main file takes around 3.59 MB (3764360 bytes) and is called browserhost.exe.

McAfee WebAdvisor is comprised of the following executables which occupy 10.25 MB (10745536 bytes) on disk:

• browserhost.exe (3.59 MB)
• servicehost.exe (930.66 KB)
• uihost.exe (929.66 KB)
• uninstaller.exe (2.47 MB)
• updater.exe (2.37 MB)

The current page applies to McAfee WebAdvisor version 4.1.1.585 alone. Click on the links below for other McAfee WebAdvisor versions:

• 4.1.1.811
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• 4.1.1.825
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• 4.1.1.902
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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor.

The files below were left behind on your disk by McAfee WebAdvisor when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 5\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.2647_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 8\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.2647_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 9\Extensions\fheoggkfdfchfphceeifdbepaooicaho\8.1.0.2647_0\images\web_advisor\mcafee_webadvisor_logo.svg

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

• 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}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\webadvisor.mcafee.chrome.extension

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\uihost.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\uihost.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall McAfee WebAdvisor from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee WebAdvisor is a program marketed by the software company McAfee, LLC. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY practice to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find McAfee WebAdvisor or simply click the Search feature and type in "McAfee WebAdvisor". The McAfee WebAdvisor app will be found automatically. After you select McAfee WebAdvisor in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about McAfee WebAdvisor, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for McAfee WebAdvisor:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.siteadvisor.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\McAfee\WebAdvisor\Uninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove McAfee WebAdvisor.


8. After uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of McAfee WebAdvisor that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee WebAdvisor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee WebAdvisor by McAfee, LLC is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee WebAdvisor supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.