AOL Shield Pro

A way to uninstall AOL Shield Pro from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove AOL Shield Pro for Windows. It is made by AOL Inc.. You can find out more on AOL Inc. or check for application updates here. AOL Shield Pro is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield directory, subject to the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for AOL Shield Pro is C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\uninstall.exe. AOL Shield Pro's primary file takes about 1.57 MB (1646592 bytes) and is called AOLShield.exe.

AOL Shield Pro contains of the executables below. They take 59.02 MB (61890627 bytes) on disk.

• mini_installer.exe (47.38 MB)
• uninstall.exe (141.75 KB)
• AOLShield.exe (1.57 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (1,001.00 KB)
• nacl64.exe (3.02 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (579.00 KB)
• setup.exe (2.15 MB)
• driverinstall.exe (99.54 KB)
• inject.exe (392.04 KB)
• uninstall.exe (436.04 KB)
• uninstall_.exe (159.20 KB)

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This info is about AOL Shield Pro version 72.0.3626.4 only. You can find below a few links to other AOL Shield Pro releases:

• 60.0.2882.0
• 75.0.3770.4
• 60.0.2877.0
• 83.0.4103.0
• 75.0.3770.2
• 100.0.4896.3
• 99.0.4844.3
• 60.0.2879.0
• 69.0.3497.3
• 71.0.3578.1
• 60.0.2882.1
• 85.0.4183.2
• 79.0.3945.5
• 69.0.3497.1

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall AOL Shield Pro.

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

• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\72.0.3626.4\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\72.0.3626.4\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\72.0.3626.4\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\epclient32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\uninstall_.exe
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\mini_installer.exe
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\search_and_newtab.crx
• C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Shield\uninstall.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AOL\AOL Shield
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7B8D0211-78A1-11E5-A0DA-0BD0DB6288AF}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\entryprotectdrv\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\epinject6\ImagePath

A way to erase AOL Shield Pro using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AOL Shield Pro is an application by the software company AOL Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall it. This is hard because doing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to uninstall AOL Shield Pro is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate AOL Shield Pro or simply click the Search feature and type in "AOL Shield Pro". The AOL Shield Pro app will be found automatically. After you select AOL Shield Pro in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding AOL Shield Pro, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall AOL Shield Pro.


8. After uninstalling AOL Shield Pro, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong AOL Shield Pro that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing AOL Shield Pro with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall AOL Shield Pro by AOL Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that AOL Shield Pro by AOL Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall AOL Shield Pro in case 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' PCs.