Hotspot Shield 4.17.2

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 from your PC

Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by AnchorFree Inc.. Further information on AnchorFree Inc. can be seen here. Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, regulated by the user's choice. Hotspot Shield 4.17.2's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 2.68 MB (2807504 bytes) on disk and is named HSSCP.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Hotspot Shield 4.17.2. They take about 13.91 MB (14583353 bytes) on disk.

• ConduitUninstaller.exe (61.04 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (641.69 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (563.70 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 (825.20 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.68 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (84.22 KB)
• HSSHook.exe (1.24 MB)
• HssInstaller.exe (581.20 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (216.79 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (810.70 KB)
• hydra.exe (872.70 KB)
• Launcher.exe (81.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (670.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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This page is about Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 version 4.17.2 only. Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Hotspot Shield 4.17.2.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.17.2.9814
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\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\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\archconnect.exe

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

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

Supplementary values that are not removed:

• 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

A way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 is a program offered by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 or simply click the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 4.17.2". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Hotspot Shield 4.17.2, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.2.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 4.17.2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.17.2 supposing 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' computers.