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How to uninstall AOL Shield Pro from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall AOL Shield Pro for Windows. It was coded for Windows by SentryBay. Additional info about SentryBay can be seen here. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. The full command line for removing AOL Shield Pro is C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\uninstall.exe /interactive. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.93 MB (2028520 bytes) on disk and is called AOLShield.exe.

The executables below are part of AOL Shield Pro. They occupy an average of 84.98 MB (89110059 bytes) on disk.

  • mini_installer.exe (69.85 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (816.22 KB)
  • AOLShield.exe (1.93 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (789.48 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.33 MB)
  • nacl64.exe (3.51 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (958.98 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.38 MB)
  • entryprotect.exe (463.41 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (444.12 KB)
  • uninstall_.exe (208.19 KB)
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This page is about AOL Shield Pro version 101.0.4951.3 only. For other AOL Shield Pro versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove AOL Shield Pro:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\entryprotect.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\entryprotect.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\epclient32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\epclient64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\epinject.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\install.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\uninstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\entryprotect\uninstall_.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\install.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\mini_installer.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\search_and_newtab.crx
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\uninstall.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\AOL Shield Pro-101.0.4951.3.log

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AOL Shield
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AOL Shield
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7B8D0211-78A1-11E5-A0DA-0BD0DB6288AF}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\AOLShield.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\AOL\AOL Shield\Application\AOLShield.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\entryprotectdrv\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\entryprotectsvc\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\epinject6\ImagePath


A way to delete AOL Shield Pro from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

AOL Shield Pro is an application by SentryBay. Some users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way to erase AOL Shield Pro is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find AOL Shield Pro or simply activate the Search field and type in "AOL Shield Pro". If it exists on your system the AOL Shield Pro app will be found automatically. When you click AOL Shield Pro in the list of applications, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about AOL Shield Pro, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove AOL Shield Pro.
Uninstall AOL Shield Pro


8. After removing AOL Shield Pro, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of AOL Shield Pro which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing AOL Shield Pro using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall AOL Shield Pro by SentryBay from your computer, we are not saying that AOL Shield Pro by SentryBay is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall AOL Shield Pro supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-08-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-08-26 05:56:20.417