Hotspot Shield 2.74

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.74 from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.74 for Windows. The Windows version was created by AnchorFree. Check out here for more info on AnchorFree. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Hotspot Shield 2.74 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Hotspot Shield 2.74's main file takes about 1.21 MB (1269616 bytes) and its name is openvpntray.exe.

Hotspot Shield 2.74 installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 5.15 MB (5395072 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (120.74 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (313.86 KB)
• fbw.exe (520.86 KB)
• FBWMgr.exe (281.86 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• hssfixme.exe (81.90 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (255.36 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (147.36 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (76.24 KB)
• hsswd.exe (380.36 KB)
• openvpn.exe (618.86 KB)
• openvpnas.exe (511.36 KB)
• openvpntray.exe (1.21 MB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)
• HssSrv.exe (403.36 KB)

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This web page is about Hotspot Shield 2.74 version 2.74 alone. If you're planning to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.74 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.74 from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\Hotspot_Shield_v2.09

The files below are left behind on your disk by Hotspot Shield 2.74 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy_cmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\fbw.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E69D4A59-73DE-4E38-9FB3-740EC4D9060D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F9E4A054-E9B1-4BC3-83A3-76A1AE736170}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E69D4A59-73DE-4E38-9FB3-740EC4D9060D}\1.0\0\win32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E69D4A59-73DE-4E38-9FB3-740EC4D9060D}\1.0\HELPDIR\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\DisplayIcon

A way to remove Hotspot Shield 2.74 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 2.74 is a program marketed by AnchorFree. Some computer users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.74 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 2.74 or simply click the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 2.74". The Hotspot Shield 2.74 application will be found very quickly. After you select Hotspot Shield 2.74 in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Hotspot Shield 2.74, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.74.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 2.74, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 2.74 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 2.74 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Hotspot Shield 2.74 by AnchorFree from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 2.74 by AnchorFree is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Hotspot Shield 2.74 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.