Hotspot Shield 4.12

A way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.12 from your system

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.12 for Windows. The Windows release was created by AnchorFree Inc.. Go over here where you can find out more on AnchorFree Inc.. Hotspot Shield 4.12 is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can remove Hotspot Shield 4.12 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. HSSCP.exe is the Hotspot Shield 4.12's main executable file and it occupies about 1.98 MB (2071336 bytes) on disk.

Hotspot Shield 4.12 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 8.32 MB (8720640 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (598.02 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (339.29 KB)
• archconnect.exe (584.29 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (197.79 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (1.03 MB)
• FBW.exe (931.79 KB)
• FBWMgr.exe (545.29 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (1.98 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (84.30 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (361.79 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (76.67 KB)
• hsswd.exe (560.29 KB)
• Launcher.exe (53.29 KB)
• openvpn.exe (584.29 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.24 KB)

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The current web page applies to Hotspot Shield 4.12 version 4.12 alone. After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.12:

• 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 are left behind on your disk by Hotspot Shield 4.12 when you uninstall 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\archconnect.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp.dll

Registry keys:

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

Additional values that you should remove:

• 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 delete Hotspot Shield 4.12 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 4.12 is an application by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.12 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Hotspot Shield 4.12 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 4.12". The Hotspot Shield 4.12 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Hotspot Shield 4.12 in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Hotspot Shield 4.12, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Hotspot Shield 4.12.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 4.12, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 4.12 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 4.12 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Hotspot Shield 4.12 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 4.12 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Hotspot Shield 4.12 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.