Hotspot Shield 8.4.3

A guide to uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 from your PC

Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by AnchorFree Inc.. Further information on AnchorFree Inc. can be seen here. Usually the Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Hotspot Shield 8.4.3's full uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /x {AF599C42-A2E5-4251-B7EE-4925D167DF54} /L*V C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\HSS-8.4.3-install-plain-773-plain.exe.log. Hotspot Shield 8.4.3's main file takes about 116.88 KB (119680 bytes) and is called hsscp.exe.

Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 3.04 MB (3187312 bytes) on disk:

• cmw_srv.exe (139.38 KB)
• Hss.TrayNtf.exe (22.38 KB)
• hsscp.exe (116.88 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 8.4.3 version 8.4.3 only. Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Hotspot Shield 8.4.3.

Folders that were left behind:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Hotspot Shield 8.4.3's application uninstaller when you removed 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\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:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot_Shield_8.4.3_20231221153422.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot_Shield_8.4.3_20231221153422_000_HotspotShieldPackageId.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Hotspot_Shield_8.4.3_20231227135729.log

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521D76FD45
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2b7f0976-4d5d-4e98-97cf-577da5cb730d}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsscp.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\hsscp.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\24C995FA5E2A15247BEE94521D76FD45\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\hshld\ImagePath

How to erase Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 is an application marketed by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK practice to erase Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number 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. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 or simply click the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 8.4.3". The Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 in the list of applications, the following data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Hotspot Shield 8.4.3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press 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 8.4.3.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 8.4.3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 by AnchorFree Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Hotspot Shield 8.4.3 supposing you want to. 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' PCs.