Hotspot Shield 5.0.2

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 for Windows. It is written by AnchorFree. Additional info about AnchorFree can be found here. Usually the Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Hotspot Shield 5.0.2's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 2.83 MB (2963664 bytes) on disk and is labeled HSSCP.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Hotspot Shield 5.0.2. They occupy about 13.68 MB (14347385 bytes) on disk.

• ConduitUninstaller.exe (61.04 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (664.77 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (566.70 KB)
• archconnect.exe (584.29 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (225.70 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (1.79 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (1.18 MB)
• fbw.exe (1.41 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (852.70 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.83 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (105.73 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (585.70 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (575.70 KB)
• hydra.exe (817.70 KB)
• Launcher.exe (81.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (670.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.24 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.2 of Hotspot Shield 5.0.2. Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can be left behind when you remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 from your PC.

Directories that were found:

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2:

• 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\cfg_mgr.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:

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

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

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

How to remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 is a program released by the software company AnchorFree. Sometimes, people decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 or simply click the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.0.2". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 program will be found automatically. When you select Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 in the list of programs, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Hotspot Shield 5.0.2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.0.2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 by AnchorFree from your computer, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 by AnchorFree is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.0.2 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.