Hotspot Shield 5.2.1

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 from your PC

This page is about Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by AnchorFree. Additional info about AnchorFree can be found here. Usually the Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Hotspot Shield 5.2.1's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe. HSSCP.exe is the Hotspot Shield 5.2.1's primary executable file and it takes circa 2.74 MB (2873984 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Hotspot Shield 5.2.1. They take about 13.26 MB (13902504 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (542.35 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (300.13 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (488.13 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (2.33 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (915.13 KB)
• fbw.exe (1.17 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (603.63 KB)
• ffinst.exe (83.55 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.74 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (97.92 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (391.63 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (813.63 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (100.76 KB)
• hsswd.exe (831.20 KB)
• hydra.exe (421.13 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 5.2.1 of Hotspot Shield 5.2.1. After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Hotspot Shield

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Hotspot Shield 5.2.1:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy_cmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll

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

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

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521A743B32\SourceList\LastUsedSource
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521A743B32\SourceList\Net\1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94523FF67583\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521A743B32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94527D963438\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521A743B32

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 is a program marketed by the software company AnchorFree. Some computer users decide to erase it. This can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to erase Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.2.1". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 program will be found automatically. After you select Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 in the list of programs, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 5.2.1, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Hotspot Shield 5.2.1.


8. After removing Hotspot Shield 5.2.1, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 by AnchorFree from your computer, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 by AnchorFree is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.2.1 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.