Web Companion

There are lots of malicious websites out there and you never know when you could end up visiting one. A friend’s PC could get infected for example and start spamming links to malicious websites. Since you trust your friend, you could click such a link and end up visiting a malicious website.

Security company Lavasoft created Web Companion to address this type of situation. You see, Web Companion is a security tool that protects against malicious websites and links/URLs that lead to malicious websites. With Web Companion by your side, you can enjoy a safer web browsing experience – you can rest assured that you won’t end up visiting a malicious website.

A setup wizard will help you install Web Companion on your computer. Said setup wizard will ask you to pick the installation folder and will ask you to set your favorite browser homepage and set your default search engine. You see, some software applications want to change your browser’s homepage and default search engine. But Web Companion can prevent against such changes. It will make sure your favorite homepage and search engine remain unchanged.

As mentioned above, a setup wizard will help you install Web Companion on your computer. When the setup wizard is done, it will open your default browser and take you to a webpage that presents a brief Web Companion tour. This webpage tells you that Web Companion protects Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome; it also tells you that you can open Web Companion from your taskbar.

Web Companion’s interface provides support for themes. You can pick one of two themes for the interface: Light and Dark.

While Web Companion is silently running in the background, it is constantly on the lookout for dangerous sites and will warn you if you are about to visit a malicious website or dangerous URL.
While Web Companion is running, it will also protect your browser homepage and default search engine. No other software will be able to change your homepage and default search. When your browser launches, your favorite homepage will be loaded and your favorite search engine will be used to help you search for info online.

Web Companion is free software.

Web Companion is free, compatible with all browsers and Windows versions, and capable of protecting against malicious websites or dangerous URLs. It also makes sure nothing changes your favorite homepage and search engine.