Hotspot Shield 5.20.20

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 for Windows. It is made by AnchorFree Inc.. Go over here for more details on AnchorFree Inc.. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.20. HSSCP.exe is the Hotspot Shield 5.20.20's main executable file and it takes approximately 3.06 MB (3203712 bytes) on disk.

Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 contains of the executables below. They occupy 36.21 MB (37963904 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (548.81 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (300.13 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (488.13 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (2.61 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (915.13 KB)
• FBW.exe (1.15 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (587.13 KB)
• HSS-5.20.20-nodrv-update.exe (11.64 MB)
• HSSCP.exe (3.06 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (97.92 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (381.13 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (809.63 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (100.76 KB)
• hydra.exe (431.63 KB)
• Launcher.exe (25.13 KB)
• openvpn.exe (678.14 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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The current web page applies to Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 version 5.20.20 only. If you are manually uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield

Generally, 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\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Castle.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp_cmd64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cmw_srv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cmwhydraplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cpau.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\crashrpt_lang.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\CrashRpt1403.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\CrashSender1403.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\de\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\es\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\FBW.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\FBWMgr.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Analytics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Common.Networking.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Common.NotificationChannel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Common.Rpc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Common.Tracking.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.ExtProc.Hydra.ComTypes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.ExtProc.Hydra.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Interop.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Interop.Wfp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.NativeCrashReport.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Premium.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.UnifiedApi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Update.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Vpn.BandwidthLimit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Vpn.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Vpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Vpn.Sdk.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\fr\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Google.Protobuf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.Application.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.Framework.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.Management.Contract.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.Management.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.Services.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.UI.Auxiliary.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.UI.View.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Client.UI.ViewModel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Common.Rpc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Common.Support.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Common.Wcf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.Service.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hss_cm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsscp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hssfixme.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hssinst.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssInstaller64.exe

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94522A867E4C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94522A867E4C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HssTrayService\ImagePath

A way to delete Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 is a program by AnchorFree Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.20.20". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Hotspot Shield 5.20.20, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.20.


8. After removing Hotspot Shield 5.20.20, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 by AnchorFree Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.20 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.