Hotspot Shield 5.20.18

A way to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 from your computer

Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by AnchorFree Inc.. More information about AnchorFree Inc. can be seen here. Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. You can uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 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 get a notification for administrator rights. HSSCP.exe is the Hotspot Shield 5.20.18's primary executable file and it takes circa 2.79 MB (2928256 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Hotspot Shield 5.20.18. They occupy about 13.68 MB (14344232 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (548.20 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (570.20 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (488.13 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (2.53 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (915.13 KB)
• FBW.exe (1.15 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (587.13 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.79 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (97.92 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (380.13 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (809.63 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (100.76 KB)
• hsswd.exe (844.20 KB)
• hydra.exe (436.63 KB)
• Launcher.exe (25.13 KB)
• openvpn.exe (678.14 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.20.18 of Hotspot Shield 5.20.18. Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_5.0.2.9347
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_5.20.18.9362

Files remaining:

• 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\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94522A867C5B\SourceList\LastUsedSource
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94522A867C5B\SourceList\Net\1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AF599C42-A2E5-4251-B7EE-4925A268C7B5}\InstallSource
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\DisplayIcon

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 is a program offered by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to erase this application. This is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to erase Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.20.18". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 app will be found automatically. When you click Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 in the list of apps, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 5.20.18, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.20.18, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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 piece of advice to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.18 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.