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A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19 from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19 for Windows. The Windows release was created by AnchorFree. You can find out more on AnchorFree or check for application updates here. Hotspot Shield 3.19 is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Hotspot Shield 3.19's primary file takes around 1.71 MB (1795880 bytes) and is named HSSCP.exe.

Hotspot Shield 3.19 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 7.12 MB (7462321 bytes) on disk:

  • ConduitUninstaller.exe (61.04 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (513.00 KB)
  • af_proxy_cmd.exe (335.79 KB)
  • cmw_srv.exe (884.79 KB)
  • fbw.exe (904.79 KB)
  • FBWMgr.exe (536.79 KB)
  • ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
  • HSSCP.exe (1.71 MB)
  • hssfixme.exe (81.24 KB)
  • HssInstaller.exe (357.29 KB)
  • HssInstaller64.exe (216.79 KB)
  • HSSTrayService.exe (76.67 KB)
  • hsswd.exe (542.29 KB)
  • Launcher.exe (52.79 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (584.29 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.19 of Hotspot Shield 3.19. Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\HotSpot_Shield_Elite

The files below were left behind on your disk by Hotspot Shield 3.19's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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\cmw_srv.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E69D4A59-73DE-4E38-9FB3-740EC4D9060D}
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\HotSpot_Shield_Elite
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HotSpot_Shield_Elite
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HotSpot_Shield_Elite

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • 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\0\win64\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{E69D4A59-73DE-4E38-9FB3-740EC4D9060D}\1.0\HELPDIR\


A way to remove Hotspot Shield 3.19 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 3.19 is an application marketed by the software company AnchorFree. Sometimes, people try to uninstall it. This is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 3.19 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 3.19". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 3.19 program will be found very quickly. When you click Hotspot Shield 3.19 in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 3.19, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Hotspot Shield 3.19.
Uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 3.19, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 3.19 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 3.19 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19 by AnchorFree from your PC, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 3.19 by AnchorFree is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.19 supposing 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' computers.

2016-08-01 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-31 23:44:59.943