Should I remove Password Shield?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

60% remove it40% keep it

Overall Sentiment

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.8.4	75.00%
1.4.7	25.00%

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Password Shield

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What is Password Shield? (from ShieldApps)

Password Shield is designed to be a user friendly way to securely store all of your passwords in a centralized location. Simply remember the master password and all stored information is just seconds away from being accessed. Password Shield organizes passwords by email, bank, gaming, etc. It is easily configurable and... Read more

Overview

Password Shield is a software program developed by ShieldApps. The most common release is 1.8.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named PasswordShield.exe. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 8.76 MB (9,180,675 bytes). The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 90% of users of Password Shield come from the United States, it is also popular in Netherlands.

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Password Shield\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{3FED9D6A-90CF-4379-9953-649FE97641E6}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size: 8.76 MB

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by Password Shield

Program executable:	PasswordShield.exe
Name:	PasswordManager
	Password Shield
Path:	C:\Program Files\Password Shield\PasswordShield.exe
MD5:	f3c38428eaf21a619b14397d369dd29e

Additional files:

assocreg.exe - Association Registrator (ShieldApps File Association Registrator)
PasswordShield.exe - PasswordManager (Password Shield)
uninstall.exe - Password Shield
updater.exe - updater 1.4.7 © ShieldApps, Inc, 2014
HelperClasses.dll - HelperClasses
betterlistviewexpress-net20.dll (by ComponentOwl.com) - Better ListView Express
ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll (by Component Factory) - Krypton Toolkit (ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit)
Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
Setup.dll - Setup
InstAct.exe - InstAct
System.Data.SQLite.dll (by Robert Simpson, et al) - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Assembly)

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

InstAct.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PasswordShield_Master'.

How do I remove Password Shield?

You can uninstall Password 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 Password Shield, 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 Password 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.