Hotspot Shield 5.17.0

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 from your PC

Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by AnchorFree Inc.. You can find out more on AnchorFree Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Hotspot Shield 5.17.0's primary file takes around 3.24 MB (3397328 bytes) and is called HSSCP.exe.

Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 contains of the executables below. They occupy 14.75 MB (15467104 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (664.59 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (570.20 KB)
• archconnect.exe (584.29 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (428.20 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (2.04 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (1.18 MB)
• FBW.exe (1.45 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (866.70 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (3.24 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (105.73 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (585.20 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (254.70 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (844.20 KB)
• hydra.exe (827.70 KB)
• Launcher.exe (82.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (671.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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This page is about Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 version 5.17.0 only. Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• 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\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.17.3.9232

The files below were left behind on your disk by Hotspot Shield 5.17.0's application uninstaller when you removed 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\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp.dll

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

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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSCP.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSCP.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\InstallLocation

How to erase Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 is an application released by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Frequently, users try to remove it. This can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to remove Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 tool to optimize your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.17.0". The Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 5.17.0, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.17.0.


8. After removing Hotspot Shield 5.17.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.17.0 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.