Hotspot Shield 5.20.23

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 from your computer

This info is about Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by AnchorFree Inc.. Open here where you can find out more on AnchorFree Inc.. Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.23. The application's main executable file is labeled HSSCP.exe and occupies 3.11 MB (3265656 bytes).

Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 22.37 MB (23456400 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (576.93 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (508.62 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (2.68 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (915.12 KB)
• FBW.exe (1.16 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (580.12 KB)
• HSS-5.20.23-nodrv-update.exe (11.03 MB)
• HSSCP.exe (3.11 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (97.91 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (461.12 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (100.75 KB)
• hydra.exe (449.62 KB)
• Launcher.exe (25.12 KB)
• openvpn.exe (678.13 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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The current page applies to Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 version 5.20.23 only. After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.23:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_5.20.23.9386
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_5.4.3.9703
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot Shield

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.23:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\0
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cfghlp_cmd64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cmw_srv.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\cpau.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\crashrpt_lang.ini
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\CrashRpt1403.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\CrashSender1403.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\FBW.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\FBWMgr.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSCP.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\hssfixme.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\HssRep.5.4.3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\HSSTrayService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\hydra.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-ara.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-bur.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-chi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-eng.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-fre.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-ger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-ind.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-jpn.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-kor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-per.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-por.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-rus.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-spa.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-tur.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\lang\gui-vie.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\Launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\libidn-11.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\libssl32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\NetworkRep.5.4.3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\TrafMgr32.sys
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\TrafMgr64.sys
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\vistahlp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\wddll.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\config.hvpn
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\hydra_hssst.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\icooff.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\proxy.hvpn
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\ptm.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-direct.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-main.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-saved.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\upd_dat.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\config\update.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\driver\af.cer

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94522A8671DC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94522A8671DC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\driver\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFTrafMgr1.0\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hshld\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HssTrayService\ImagePath

A way to delete Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 is a program by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this program. This can be hard because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY manner to erase Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.20.23". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Hotspot Shield 5.20.23, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.23.


8. After removing Hotspot Shield 5.20.23, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.23 supposing 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.