Hotspot Shield 4.17.1

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 from your system

This page is about Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by AnchorFree Inc.. Additional info about AnchorFree Inc. can be seen here. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Hotspot Shield 4.17.1. Hotspot Shield 4.17.1's primary file takes around 2.63 MB (2756304 bytes) and is called HSSCP.exe.

Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 contains of the executables below. They take 13.14 MB (13777720 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (641.69 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (564.20 KB)
• archconnect.exe (584.29 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (225.70 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (1.54 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (1.18 MB)
• FBW.exe (1.38 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (828.20 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.63 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (84.22 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (582.20 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (216.79 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (813.20 KB)
• hydra.exe (871.20 KB)
• Launcher.exe (81.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (670.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.17.1 of Hotspot Shield 4.17.1. Many files, folders and registry entries can not be removed when you are trying to remove Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 from your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.17.1.9462
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot Shield

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• 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\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\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_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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\hshld\EventMessageFile

How to erase Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 is a program offered by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Some computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this manually requires some experience regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to remove Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 4.17.1". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Hotspot Shield 4.17.1, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.1.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 4.17.1, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 by AnchorFree Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 4.17.1 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.