Hotspot Shield 2.87

A way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.87 from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to remove Hotspot Shield 2.87 for Windows. The Windows release was developed by AnchorFree Inc.. More info about AnchorFree Inc. can be seen here. Usually the Hotspot Shield 2.87 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing Hotspot Shield 2.87 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. openvpntray.exe is the Hotspot Shield 2.87's primary executable file and it occupies around 1.22 MB (1276712 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Hotspot Shield 2.87. They take about 5.30 MB (5562264 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (258.63 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (313.79 KB)
• fbw.exe (522.29 KB)
• FBWMgr.exe (282.79 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• hssfixme.exe (82.34 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (260.29 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (147.94 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (76.67 KB)
• hsswd.exe (380.79 KB)
• openvpn.exe (584.29 KB)
• openvpnas.exe (523.79 KB)
• openvpntray.exe (1.22 MB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)
• HssSrv.exe (434.29 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.87 of Hotspot Shield 2.87. If planning to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.87 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.87:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy_cmd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\fbw.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\FBWMgr.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ffinst.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hssfixme.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hssinst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssInstaller64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSTrayService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsswd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-ara.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-bur.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-chi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-eng.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-fre.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-ger.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-jpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-per.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-rus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-spa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-tur.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-vie.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\libssl32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\openvpnas.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\openvpntray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\vistahlp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\wddll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\config.hvpn
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hss_data\el
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hss_data\ses_str
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hss_data\stats
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hss_data\storage
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hsscon.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hssst.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\icooff.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\ovpnerr.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\proxy.hvpn
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sdcon.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-direct.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-failed.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-main.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-saved.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\upd_dat.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\update_info.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\driver\taphss6.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\driver\taphss6.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\driver\taphss6.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\hss.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssIE\config.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssIE\config_srch.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssIE\HssIE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssIE\HssIE_64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\hsswd\default\default.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\hssdrv6.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\hssdrv6.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\hssinst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\HssInstaller64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\HssSrv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\nethss6.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\wpr.conf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\bg_btn_sing.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\blank.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_blue_bg.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_buy.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_close.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_close_20.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_green_bg.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_green_big_bg.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_help.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_info.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_red_bg.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_select.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_settings.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\btn_share.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\chbox_off.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\chbox_on.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\common.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\common.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected12.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected12.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected16.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected20.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected20.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected24.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connected24.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connecting.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connecting12.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connecting12.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connecting16.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connecting16.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\htdocs\connecting20.bmp

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hshld\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HssWd\ImagePath

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.87 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 2.87 is an application by AnchorFree Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.87 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 2.87 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 2.87". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 2.87 program will be found automatically. When you click Hotspot Shield 2.87 in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Hotspot Shield 2.87, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Hotspot Shield 2.87.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 2.87, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 2.87 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 2.87 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 2.87 by AnchorFree Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 2.87 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Hotspot Shield 2.87 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.