Hotspot Shield 4.18.3

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 for Windows. The Windows version was developed by AnchorFree. Further information on AnchorFree can be found here. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Hotspot Shield 4.18.3's main file takes around 2.82 MB (2955472 bytes) and its name is HSSCP.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Hotspot Shield 4.18.3. They occupy about 12.60 MB (13209904 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (664.78 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)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.82 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (105.73 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (585.70 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (254.70 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 (85.74 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.18.3 of Hotspot Shield 4.18.3. After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• 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

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\archconnect.exe

Registry keys:

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

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSCP.exe
• 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

How to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 is an application offered by the software company AnchorFree. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 4.18.3". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 in the list of applications, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Hotspot Shield 4.18.3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.3.


8. After removing Hotspot Shield 4.18.3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 by AnchorFree from your computer, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 by AnchorFree is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 4.18.3 in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.