AOL Shield

A guide to uninstall AOL Shield from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall AOL Shield for Windows. It is written by AOL Shield. You can read more on AOL Shield or check for application updates here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. You can remove AOL Shield by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled AOLShield.exe and it has a size of 1.01 MB (1060352 bytes).

AOL Shield is comprised of the following executables which occupy 10.48 MB (10988848 bytes) on disk:

• AOLShield.exe (1.01 MB)
• AOLShield_Welcome.exe (96.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (74.80 KB)
• nacl64.exe (2.30 MB)
• setup.exe (1.17 MB)
• nacl64.exe (2.30 MB)
• setup.exe (1.17 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 51.0.2706.0 of AOL Shield. For more AOL Shield versions please click below:

• 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
• 1.0.19.0
• 1.0.20.0
• 1.0.21.0
• 51.0.2704.0
• 1.0.17.0
• 1.0.22.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield

The files below remain on your disk when you remove AOL Shield:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00000c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00000d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00000e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00000f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000010
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000012
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000013
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000015
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000016
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000017
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000018
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000019
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00001a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00001b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00001c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00001d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00001e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00001f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000020
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000021
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000022
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000023
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000024
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000025
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000026
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000027
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000028
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000029
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00002a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00002b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00002c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00002d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00002e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00002f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000031
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000032
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000033
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000034
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000035
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000036
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000037
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000038
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000039
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00003a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00003b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\f_00003c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Current Session
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Current Tabs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension State\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension State\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension State\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension State\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extension State\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\en\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\es-MX\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AOL\AOL Shield\User Data\Default\Extensions\lpeeaghdjmhlakojjcgfdhgcejdaefmi\4.6.1.170_0\_locales\it\messages.json

Registry that is not cleaned:

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

A way to delete AOL Shield from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AOL Shield is an application released by AOL Shield. Some people want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to erase 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find AOL Shield or simply click the Search feature and type in "AOL Shield". If it is installed on your PC the AOL Shield app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click AOL Shield in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding AOL Shield, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove AOL Shield.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove AOL Shield by AOL Shield from your computer, nor are we saying that AOL Shield by AOL Shield is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove AOL Shield in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.