What is WebCompanion.exe?

WebCompanion.exe is part of WebCompanion and developed by Lavasoft according to the WebCompanion.exe version information.

WebCompanion.exe's description is "Web Companion"

WebCompanion.exe is digitally signed by LAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC.

WebCompanion.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Lavasoft\Web Companion\Application\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WebCompanion.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWebCompanion
Company nameLavasoft
File descriptionWeb Companion
Internal nameWebCompanion.exe
Original filenameWebCompanion.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013
Legal trademark(R) Lavasoft
Product version6.0.2270.4122
File version6.0.2270.4122

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWebCompanion
Company nameLavasoft
File descriptionWeb Companion
Internal nameWebCompanion.exe
Original filenameWebCompanion.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2013
Legal trademark(R) Lavasoft
Product version6.0.2270.4122
File version6.0.2270.4122

Digital signatures [?]

WebCompanion.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameLAVASOFT SOFTWARE CANADA INC
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number332caf63f76463d734c823dc3b93dc4c

Other files also named WebCompanion.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5eef4b85773fc75991227cc1d7cd73caa
SHA256f9be99d481a49cab6ec7c24189fbf3bd5a454cd48fde57642157d3e7267ad164

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to webcompanion.exe:

webcompanion.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

webcompanion.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Web Companion has stopped working.

End Program - webcompanion.exe. This program is not responding.

webcompanion.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

webcompanion.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Comments

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From the VirusTotal scan posted above:

* Comodo ApplicUnwnt@#1wlislxmp2f4s
* DrWeb Program.Unwanted.3914
* ESET-NOD32 A Variant Of MSIL/WebCompanion.D Potentially Unwanted
* Rising PUA.WebCompanion!8.9E98 (CLOUD)

# 28 Jun 2020, 2:00

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