AOL Shield

A way to uninstall AOL Shield from your PC

AOL Shield is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by AOL Shield. You can read more on AOL Shield or check for application updates here. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application directory. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for AOL Shield is C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\Uninstall.exe. AOL Shield's main file takes about 655.50 KB (671232 bytes) and is called AOLShield.exe.

The executable files below are part of AOL Shield. They occupy about 5.36 MB (5625542 bytes) on disk.

• AOLShield.exe (655.50 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (74.69 KB)
• delegate_execute.exe (670.00 KB)
• nacl64.exe (2.21 MB)
• setup.exe (913.50 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.0.19.0 of AOL Shield. Click on the links below for other AOL Shield versions:

• 51.0.2708.0
• 60.0.2870.0
• 54.0.2848.0
• 1.0.16.0
• 54.0.2841.0
• 54.0.2842.0
• 1.0.15.0
• 1.0.20.0
• 1.0.21.0
• 51.0.2704.0
• 51.0.2706.0
• 1.0.17.0
• 1.0.22.0

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If you are manually uninstalling AOL Shield we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall AOL Shield from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\AOL Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove AOL Shield:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\1.0.19.0\1.0.19.0.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\1.0.19.0\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\1.0.19.0\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\1.0.19.0\chrome_200_percent.pak

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AOL Shield
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AOL Shield
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\AOL Shield
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AOL Shield

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AOL ShieldHTM\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AOL ShieldHTM\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A2DF06F9-A21A-44A8-8A99-8B9C84F29160}\LocalServer32\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AOL Shield\DisplayIcon

How to uninstall AOL Shield with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AOL Shield is a program marketed by AOL Shield. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall AOL Shield is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find AOL Shield or simply click the Search field and type in "AOL Shield". If it exists on your system the AOL Shield program will be found very quickly. After you click AOL Shield in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding AOL Shield, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove AOL Shield.


8. After uninstalling AOL Shield, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong AOL Shield that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing AOL Shield using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall AOL Shield by AOL Shield from your PC, nor are we saying that AOL Shield by AOL Shield is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AOL Shield supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.