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A way to uninstall Surfshark from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Surfshark for Windows. It was created for Windows by Surfshark. You can read more on Surfshark or check for application updates here. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{7DE31F91-EAE8-4282-A766-8808055D9CF6}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /x {7DE31F91-EAE8-4282-A766-8808055D9CF6} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Surfshark's primary file takes around 9.61 MB (10081864 bytes) and is called Surfshark.exe.

The executables below are part of Surfshark. They take about 41.30 MB (43302104 bytes) on disk.

  • Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (15.05 MB)
  • Surfshark.exe (9.61 MB)
  • Surfshark.Service.exe (3.16 MB)
  • SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (3.61 MB)
  • ams_setup.exe (166.12 KB)
  • devcon.exe (85.07 KB)
  • nssm.exe (375.57 KB)
  • openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
  • openvpn.exe (875.07 KB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (152.57 KB)
  • devcon.exe (91.07 KB)
  • nssm.exe (431.07 KB)
  • openssl.exe (1.15 MB)
  • openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (175.57 KB)
  • apc_random_id_generator.exe (269.55 KB)
  • avupdate.exe (2.75 MB)
  • savapi.exe (626.42 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)
  • Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (464.07 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.4.2999 of Surfshark. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:

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Surfshark has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Surfshark:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Surfshark:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Google.Protobuf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\ams_setup.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\README
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgio.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgntflt.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgntflt.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgntflt.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avipbb.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avipbb.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avipbb.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avkmgr.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avkmgr.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avkmgr.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgio.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgntflt.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgntflt.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgntflt.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avipbb.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avipbb.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avipbb.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avkmgr.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avkmgr.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avkmgr.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\surfshark_ikev2.crt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\devcon.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libcrypto-1_1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\liblzo2-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libssl-1_1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\nssm.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\openssl.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\openvpn.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SplitTunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\Surfshark.Firewall.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkKeyPair_x86.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkSplitTunnelCalloutDriver.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkSplitTunnelCalloutDriver.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\surfsharksplittunneldriver.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\devcon.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\liblzo2-2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\nssm.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\openssl.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\openvpn.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SplitTunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\Surfshark.Firewall.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkKeyPair_x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkSplitTunnelCalloutDriver.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkSplitTunnelCalloutDriver.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\surfsharksplittunneldriver.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate_startup.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-apchash-product.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-on-access-savapilib-product.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-savapi-engine.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-savapilib-engine.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-savapilib-product.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-savapi-product.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\savapi\avupdate-xvdfmerge-product.conf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\bin\x64\tapinstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\bin\x86\tapinstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\default\x64\OemVista.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\default\x64\tapsurfshark.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\default\x64\tapsurfshark.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\default\x86\OemVista.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\default\x86\tapsurfshark.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\default\x86\tapsurfshark.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\include\tap-windows.h
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\win10\x64\OemVista.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\win10\x64\tapsurfshark.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\win10\x64\tapsurfshark.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\win10\x86\OemVista.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\win10\x86\tapsurfshark.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark TAP Driver Windows\drivers\win10\x86\tapsurfshark.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkWireGuard\Surfshark.WireguardService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkWireGuard\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkWireGuard\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Surfshark.exe.15648.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Surfshark_Surfshark_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Raptr\ltc\[game] Surfshark.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\data.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\double_locations.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\general_locations.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log.20240315.0.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log.20240330.0.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log.20240415.0.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\obfuscated_locations.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\private_settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\ProfileOptimization\Surfshark.profile
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\static_locations.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark\prerequisites\aipackagechainer.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark\prerequisites\file_deleter.ps1

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surfshark
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDF9D2B571C963D42BEB7C3010389ADB
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FF9730A4AA6141946A6CA547E59322E6
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDF9D2B571C963D42BEB7C3010389ADB\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FF9730A4AA6141946A6CA547E59322E6\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1985563272-1122810063-4246809447-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkBypasser\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName


How to remove Surfshark with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application released by the software company Surfshark. Some people try to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. The best EASY manner to remove Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Surfshark or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". The Surfshark program will be found very quickly. After you select Surfshark in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Surfshark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Surfshark.
Uninstall Surfshark


8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Surfshark that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Surfshark by Surfshark from your PC, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Surfshark in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-03-05 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-03-05 15:33:04.917