HP ProtectTools Security Manager

A guide to uninstall HP ProtectTools Security Manager from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove HP ProtectTools Security Manager for Windows. It was created for Windows by Hewlett-Packard. You can read more on Hewlett-Packard or check for application updates here. HP ProtectTools Security Manager is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. MsiExec.exe /I{2DB165DC-DDB4-403F-B985-19F3EC7D0357} is the full command line if you want to uninstall HP ProtectTools Security Manager. The application's main executable file is named PTHost.exe and its approximative size is 1.70 MB (1779488 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with HP ProtectTools Security Manager. They take about 2.57 MB (2692448 bytes) on disk.

• HstVer.exe (112.00 KB)
• PTAdmin.exe (189.78 KB)
• PTBackup.exe (224.00 KB)
• PTHost.exe (1.70 MB)
• pthosttr.exe (141.78 KB)
• PTServs.exe (224.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.0010 of HP ProtectTools Security Manager. You can find below a few links to other HP ProtectTools Security Manager releases:

• 04.10.9.0013
• 5.06.696
• 5.02.597
• 5.05.687
• 04.10.8.0021
• 4.0098
• 5.01.549
• 5.03.635
• 5.03.637
• 4.003
• 5.00.516
• 04.10.10.0003
• 4.006
• 4.001
• 5.07.711
• 03.00.01.00010
• 4.005
• 5.03.605
• 04.10.17.0001
• 5.04.669

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If you are manually uninstalling HP ProtectTools Security Manager we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager

The files below were left behind on your disk by HP ProtectTools Security Manager when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\cs\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\da\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\de\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\el\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\en\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\es\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\fi\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\fr\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\hp_protecttools_security_manager_on_state.gif
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\hp_protecttools_security_manager_over_state.gif
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\hpqcom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\hpqsmcs.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\hpqtpm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\HSTPBA.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\HstVer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\hu\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\it\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\ja\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\ko\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\nl\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\no\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\pl\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTBackup.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTBAR.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\pt-BR\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTHost.cpl
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTHost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\pthosttr.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\PTServs.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\ru\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\setup.ilg
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\sk\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\sl\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\sv\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\tr\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\zh-CHS\PTHOST.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\zh-TW\PTHOST.chm

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CD561BD24BDDF3049B58913FCED73075
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HPQ\HP ProtectTools Security Manager
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2DB165DC-DDB4-403F-B985-19F3EC7D0357}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CD561BD24BDDF3049B58913FCED73075\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectTools Security Manager\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{2DB165DC-DDB4-403F-B985-19F3EC7D0357}\

A way to remove HP ProtectTools Security Manager from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP ProtectTools Security Manager is a program released by Hewlett-Packard. Some people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to uninstall HP ProtectTools Security Manager 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 the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find HP ProtectTools Security Manager or simply click the Search field and type in "HP ProtectTools Security Manager". If it is installed on your PC the HP ProtectTools Security Manager app will be found very quickly. When you click HP ProtectTools Security Manager in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding HP ProtectTools Security Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall HP ProtectTools Security Manager.


8. After uninstalling HP ProtectTools Security Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of HP ProtectTools Security Manager that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing HP ProtectTools Security Manager with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove HP ProtectTools Security Manager by Hewlett-Packard from your PC, we are not saying that HP ProtectTools Security Manager by Hewlett-Packard is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove HP ProtectTools Security Manager supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.