Hotspot Shield 4.18.2

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 from your system

Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by AnchorFree Inc.. Further information on AnchorFree Inc. can be seen here. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.2. Hotspot Shield 4.18.2's primary file takes about 2.82 MB (2953936 bytes) and is named HSSCP.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Hotspot Shield 4.18.2. They occupy about 22.50 MB (23587984 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (664.84 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (564.20 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (225.70 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (1.73 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (1.18 MB)
• FBW.exe (1.40 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (850.20 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.82 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (105.73 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (585.70 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (827.70 KB)
• hydra.exe (810.70 KB)
• Launcher.exe (81.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (670.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.24 KB)
• Setup.exe (9.36 MB)

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The current web page applies to Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 version 4.18.2 only. Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.18.2.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.18.2.9276
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cmw_srv.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cmwhydraplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\CrashRpt1403.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssRep.4.18.2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsssrvlib.4.18.2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsswd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\zlib1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.18.2.9276\~CrashRpt.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.18.2.9276\Logs\CrashRpt-Log-20150908-114335-{4d28ebda-5e53-4ad4-89e5-93b16b85061d}.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield\report\af_proxy.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield\report\af_proxy_cmd_rep.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield\report\zlib1.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hshld\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HssTrayService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HssWd\ImagePath

A way to delete Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 is a program by AnchorFree Inc.. Some computer users want to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to erase Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 or simply click the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 4.18.2". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 program will be found automatically. When you click Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 in the list , some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 4.18.2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.18.2.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 4.18.2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 by AnchorFree Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.2 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.