Hotspot Shield 8.4.2

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 for Windows. It was created for Windows by AnchorFree Inc.. You can read more on AnchorFree Inc. or check for application updates here. Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. Hotspot Shield 8.4.2's entire uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /x {AF599C42-A2E5-4251-B7EE-4925D167CF53} /L*V C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\HSS-8.4.2-install-AnchorFree-1.exe.log. hsscp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 117.38 KB (120192 bytes) on disk.

Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 3.04 MB (3188336 bytes) on disk.

• cmw_srv.exe (139.88 KB)
• Hss.TrayNtf.exe (22.38 KB)
• hsscp.exe (117.38 KB)
• hydra.exe (1.41 MB)
• hydra.exe (1.11 MB)
• tap-windows-9.21.2.exe (250.23 KB)

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This page is about Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 version 8.4.2 only. If planning to uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.2:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield

The files below remain on your disk by Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\afvpn.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ar\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\AutoMapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Castle.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\cmw_srv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• 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\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.Vpn.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Foundation.Vpn.Cooldown.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.Service.Update.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Hss.TrayNtf.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsscp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\HtmlToXamlConverter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Interop.NETWORKLIST.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ja\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\KaitaiStruct.Runtime.CSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ko\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Mixpanel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Ninject.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Ninject.Extensions.Factory.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Polly.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Prism.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\Prism.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ProcessExtensions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\pt\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ru\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\SimpleInjector.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\speed.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Collections.Immutable.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\tr\Hss.Client.UI.View.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\x64\49F631DB-450A-4108-8F5C-434AF3FEE6DC.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\x64\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\x64\hydra.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\x86\49F631DB-450A-4108-8F5C-434AF3FEE6DC.DLL
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\x86\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\x86\hydra.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\ZendeskApi_v2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\hydra_hssst.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-failed.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\sd-info-saved.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\upd_dat.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\config\update.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\driver\openvpn-sha1.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\driver\openvpn-sha256.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\driver\tap-windows-9.21.2.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\hss.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\update\hss-update.upd

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521D76FC35

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521D76FC35\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFTrafMgr1.4\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hshld\ImagePath

How to erase Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 is an application by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Some people want to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Hotspot Shield 8.4.2". If it exists on your system the Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Hotspot Shield 8.4.2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Hotspot Shield 8.4.2.


8. After removing Hotspot Shield 8.4.2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 by AnchorFree Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.2 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.