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How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.42 from your computer

Hotspot Shield 3.42 is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by AnchorFree. More information on AnchorFree can be found here. Hotspot Shield 3.42 is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.42. HSSCP.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.72 MB (1805608 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Hotspot Shield 3.42. They take about 7.70 MB (8076088 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (513.13 KB)
  • af_proxy_cmd.exe (335.79 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (584.29 KB)
  • cfg_mgr.exe (155.32 KB)
  • cmw_srv.exe (897.50 KB)
  • FBW.exe (919.29 KB)
  • FBWMgr.exe (542.79 KB)
  • ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
  • HSSCP.exe (1.72 MB)
  • hssfixme.exe (81.24 KB)
  • HssInstaller.exe (357.29 KB)
  • HssInstaller64.exe (216.79 KB)
  • HssTrayService.exe (76.67 KB)
  • hsswd.exe (420.26 KB)
  • Launcher.exe (52.79 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)
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This data is about Hotspot Shield 3.42 version 3.42 alone. Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.42 from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Hotspot Shield 3.42:
  • 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\archconnect.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp.dll

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSCP.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\UninstallString


A way to delete Hotspot Shield 3.42 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 3.42 is an application offered by AnchorFree. Frequently, people try to remove it. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to remove Hotspot Shield 3.42 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 3.42 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 3.42". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 3.42 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Hotspot Shield 3.42 in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Hotspot Shield 3.42, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Hotspot Shield 3.42.
Uninstall Hotspot Shield 3.42


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 3.42, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 3.42 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 3.42 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure 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.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 3.42 by AnchorFree from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 3.42 by AnchorFree is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 3.42 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-25 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-25 12:25:03.220