How to uninstall or disable Webroot WebAdvisor? - www.webroot.com/safe
Follow the steps below to reinstall/uninstall Webroot WebAdvisor from your Windows or Mac PC.
NOTE: Webroot WebAdvisor is compatible with Windows 7, 8, and 10. However, if your PC is running on Windows Vista or XP, instead of WebAdvisor, Webroot SiteAdvisor will get installed. www.webroot.com/safe
Here are ways by which you can install Webroot WebAdvisor and SiteAdvisor:
- Via a standalone app, or
- Through an integrated component of Webroot Windows security product.
If you only wish to inactivate your protection temporarily, use the first option, which disables the browser add-on without uninstalling the program.
How to temporarily disable the Webroot WebAdvisor or SiteAdvisor browser add-on
On Chrome
- Open the Chrome browser.
- Select the menu icon on the upper right corner (represented as three dots stacked one atop the other).
- Click on More Tools, and then click on Extensions.
- Disable the checkmark present next to the Webroot SiteAdvisor or WebAdvisor.
Via Internet Explorer
- Open the Internet Explorer tab.
- Click on the ‘Tools’ menu.
- Select ‘Manage Add-ons’.
- Choose the Webroot SiteAdvisor or WebAdvisor add-on,and then click on Disable. webroot.com/safe
While using Firefox
- Open the Firefox tab.
- Click on the stacked menu icon present in the upper right corner.
- Select Add-ons.
- Click on Disable present next to Webroot SiteAdvisor or WebAdvisor.
Removing Webroot WebAdvisor / SiteAdvisor (standalone)
After following the steps mentioned above, ensure that you install your product again as soon as you can to remain protected. For that, check out the ‘Related Information’ section given below.
Uninstalling Webroot WebAdvisor from Windows
- Firstly, close all currently running web browsers.
- Next, click on the ‘Start’ button present on the bottom left of your Windows desktop.
- Type ‘control panel’ in the search box and press ‘Enter’.
In the Control Panel:
- Double-click on the ‘Programs and Features’ tab or the ‘Add/Remove Programs‘ tab
- Select the ‘Webroot SiteAdvisor’ or ‘Webroot WebAdvisor’ from the programs list.
- Click on the Uninstall/Change’ or ‘Remove’ button.
- Finally, restart your computer.
Uninstalling Webroot WebAdvisor from Mac
Do note: The standalone edition of Webroot WebAdvisor compatible for Mac does not exist any longer. Mac compatible WebAdvisor is now an utterly in-built feature of ‘Webroot Safe, so uninstalling it would require removing the SecureAnywhere as well. However, in its place, you can do the following instead:
- Firstly, open Ultimate for Mac.
- Next, click on ‘Identity’.
- Click on the ‘Webroot WebAdvisor’ present on the left pane.
- Now, click on the ‘lock’ to make the necessary changes. Enter your password as soon as prompted.
- Click on the toggle switch present on the top right corner to disable WebAdvisor.
- Lastly, click on ‘lock’ to permanently save all changes done.
Uninstalling Webroot WebAdvisor from Android
Webroot SiteAdvisor is not available as a standalone product for Android anymore; it is now a component of the Webroot Mobile Security system.
For uninstalling Webroot SiteAdvisor from Android, you will have to uninstall first. For further instructions, visit the link:. (Webroot SiteAdvisor does not work on iOS)
How to uninstall Webroot WebAdvisor or SiteAdvisor that is a part of your security product
After following the steps given below, ensure that you install your product as soon as you can always to remain protected. www.webroot.com/safe
Uninstalling from Windows
- Close all actively running web browsers.
- Click on ‘Start’ on the bottom left of your Windows desktop.
In the search box:
- Type in control panel’ and press ‘Enter’.
- In the Control Panel:
- Double-click on ‘Add/Remove Programs’ or ‘Programs and Features’.
- Choose Webroot WebAdvisor or Webroot SiteAdvisor from the list that follows.
- Click on Uninstall/Change’ or ‘Remove’.
- As the prompt appears, tick only the checkbox present next to the Webroot WebAdvisor or SiteAdvisor
- Click on ‘Uninstall’ or ‘Remove’.
- Restart your device.
Uninstalling from Mac
Webroot SiteAdvisor is an integral component of Mac’s Internet Security. To remove SiteAdvisor, you would have to uninstall ‘Internet Security for Mac’ as well. For further instructions, visit www.webroot.com/safe.
Uninstalling from Android
Webroot SiteAdvisor is an ingrained component of the Webroot Mobile Security product. For uninstalling SiteAdvisor from Android, you would first have to uninstall the whole software. For further instructions on going about doing this, visit the link: webroot.com/safe.
NOTE: Webroot SiteAdvisor is unavailable for iOS.
Uninstalling the Webroot Windows security product
Webroot Windows security products Webroot SiteAdvisor and WebAdvisor are now a single component of the Windows security product. As a means of security, and as part of Webroot’s continuous efforts towards protecting your data, even if you remove the security product, WebAdvisor (or SiteAdvisor Windows XP or Vista enabled PCs), will remain installed.
- To uninstall Webroot WebAdvisor or SiteAdvisor, follow the steps mentioned above.
- For removing other Webroot products from a computer running Windows, visit the link: www.webroot.com/safeinstallation.
How to reinstall your Webroot products
If you have uninstalled your Webroot security products, your device remains unguarded.
For downloading and installing your Webroot product(s) again after having removed them earlier, visit the link: webroot.com/safe.
Remember: Windows Vista or XP are not available on Microsoft anymore. Hence, which could put your device at risk from emerging threats? Webroot highly recommends that you upgrade your PC’s operating system to a newer version as soon as possible.
Webroot Support for Webroot products running XP or Vista is limited:
Windows XP
- Webroot provides only “best-effort” support for Windows XP compatible Webroot products.
- The current Webroot Windows security products are not Windows XP compatible. Version 12.8 is the most recently launched Webroot Windows security products to support Windows XP.
- For details about Microsoft’s end of support for Windows XP, see Microsoft’s advisory.
Windows Vista
- As with Windows XP, Webroot provides only “best-effort” support for Webroot products installed on Windows Vista.
- For details about Microsoft’s support for Windows Vista, see Microsoft’s Product Lifecycle page.
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