Should I remove Hotspot Shield?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
59% remove it41% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #13,278
United States Rank #20,251
Reach 0.0230%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.68 days
256.18 days >
Average installed length: 134.60 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.13 |
100.00% |
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Hotspot Shield 3.13
What is Hotspot Shield?
Hotspot Shield is a software program that allows users to surf the Internet privately by creating a virtual private network (VPN) so the user can gain secure access to all internet content, while staying in control over their personal privacy. The free and trail versions of the product inject advertising within the user's web browser including banner ads.
About (from AnchorFree Inc)
Hotspot Shield is the world's most popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) that secures your browsing session, detects and blocks malicious websites, makes you private and anonymous online, and allows you to access any blocked content. Hotspot Shield allows you to Secure your Web session, data, online shopping, and perso... Read more
Overview
The main program executable is af_proxy.dll. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 17.96 MB (18,832,671 bytes).
Program details
Displayed publisher: AnchorFree Inc.
URL: www.hotspotshield.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 17.96 MB
Files installed by Hotspot Shield 3.13
| Program module: | af_proxy.dll |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy.dll |
| MD5: | 5d4dc59e3f6cc4417265328f3b771334 |
| (From the publisher) “Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop or iPhone and our Internet gateway. This impenetrable tunnel prevents snoopers, hackers, ISP‘s, from viewing your web browsing activities,...” |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe
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cfghlp.dll
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ConduitUninstaller.exe (by Conduit)
How do I remove Hotspot Shield?
You can uninstall Hotspot Shield from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Hotspot Shield 3.13, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Hotspot Shield.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #13,278
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REACH
~0.02%
PC installation base
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.30% |
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| Windows 10 |
24.45% |
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| Windows XP |
5.73% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.52% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.09% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.89% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.52% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
7.08% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.97% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.65% |
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Geography
23.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
23.49% |
| Saudi Arabia |
10.23% |
| Germany |
7.44% |
| Pakistan |
6.74% |
| United Arab Emirates |
5.35% |
| Canada |
3.26% |
| Iran |
3.26% |
| Turkey |
2.79% |
| United Kingdom |
2.33% |
| MA |
2.33% |
| SY |
2.33% |
| LY |
1.86% |
| Philippines |
1.86% |
| Egypt |
1.63% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.47% |
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| Acer |
20.55% |
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| Dell |
20.25% |
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| Toshiba |
13.19% |
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| ASUS |
10.43% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.21% |
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| Lenovo |
3.37% |
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| Samsung |
2.76% |
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| Intel |
0.92% |
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| Medion |
0.92% |
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| Sahara |
0.92% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.58% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
5.08% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.06% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.54% |
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| Dell Inspiron N4050 |
2.03% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.03% |
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About AnchorFree Inc
AnchorFree provides online privacy and security solutions for Web users, advertisers, and publishers.
Publisher URL: www.anchorfree.com