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Hotspot Shield 2.61

Published by AnchorFree Inc

Hotspot Shield 2.61 Publisher's Description

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...  Read more

Details

Latest version:2.61
Location:C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
Install size:14.46 MB (15,159,013 bytes)
About URL:http://www.hotspotshield.com/en
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe

The trust score is the reputation of Hotspot Shield based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score

  • Integrates into Internet Explorer through a BHO extension.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to bundle potentially unwanted software offers during installation.

Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.

HssSrv.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\HssSrv.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:4e59e65a27ebf0a5250bd608c03811dc
HssIE_64.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
MD5:23f78fc0e3ab2623db282b3f14160e8a
HssIE.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
MD5:dd56e3271d8d63d655454b3f5c0f5c01
openvpnas.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:6cd4803f3592800f2e7bef4d6c7f718e
hsswd.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:3bba92e00ba44bb0abb8b5b3bda6c5b8
HSSTrayService.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:3952cfc112bdf038ca5fbdb3d11eaac7
af_proxy_cmd.exe
Description:AnchorFree Helper Proxy
MD5:53686e412a5ac20d734039d9f88f8d95
HssInstaller.exe
MD5:6f7ecc085e040e0575268d0f9e2936a4
HssInstaller64.exe
MD5:b1bc2606458879eb3a3942455e7bbc96
tapinstall.exe
Publisher:Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider
Name:Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK driver
MD5:9966abe4ecd20028c95adf1c16a3cbbb
Uninstall.exe
MD5:ec48336072dbb73f19ddb92a7bb98f00

Installs by Country

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Versions

2.61 100.00%

Facts

  • Hotspot Shield is developed by AnchorFree Inc.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • The app's installer will bundle additional software during setup which could include potentially unwanted programs.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 86.0%.
  • A browser helper object is added to Internet Explorer under the name Hotspot Shield Class.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'Hotspot Shield Tray Service' (HssTrayService).

Operating Systems

Windows 7 78.26%
Windows XP 13.04%
Server 2003 4.35%
Windows Vista 4.35%

PC Manufacturers

HP 35.29%
Acer 23.53%
Toshiba 17.65%
ASUS 5.88%
Dell 5.88%
MSI 5.88%
Sony 5.88%
 
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