Hotspot Shield 5.1.1

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 for Windows. It was created for Windows by AnchorFree Inc.. Go over here for more info on AnchorFree Inc.. Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can remove Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 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 get a notification for admin rights. HSSCP.exe is the Hotspot Shield 5.1.1's main executable file and it takes close to 3.21 MB (3363536 bytes) on disk.

Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 contains of the executables below. They occupy 14.76 MB (15474673 bytes) on disk.

• ConduitUninstaller.exe (61.04 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (664.64 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (570.20 KB)
• archconnect.exe (584.29 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (428.20 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (2.02 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (1.18 MB)
• FBW.exe (1.42 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (844.20 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (3.21 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (105.73 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (585.20 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (831.70 KB)
• hydra.exe (827.70 KB)
• Launcher.exe (82.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (671.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.24 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.1.1 of Hotspot Shield 5.1.1. Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will be left behind when you remove Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 from your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.18.2.9276
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot Shield

Usually, the following files are left 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

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\hshld\EventMessageFile
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\HssWd\EventMessageFile
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hshld\ImagePath

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 is an application by AnchorFree Inc.. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 or simply click the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.1.1". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 app will be found very quickly. When you click Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 5.1.1, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.1.1.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.1.1, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.1.1 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.