Surfshark

A way to uninstall Surfshark from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Surfshark for Windows. It is written by Surfshark. More information about Surfshark can be seen here. Surfshark is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, regulated by the user's decision. C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{711F846F-37BE-497E-98C6-D5A52A0E4D92}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {711F846F-37BE-497E-98C6-D5A52A0E4D92} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1 is the full command line if you want to remove Surfshark. The application's main executable file is labeled Surfshark.exe and occupies 3.81 MB (3998704 bytes).

The executable files below are installed beside Surfshark. They take about 9.93 MB (10408648 bytes) on disk.

• Surfshark.exe (3.81 MB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (942.98 KB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.07 MB)
• openssl.exe (910.13 KB)
• openvpn.exe (867.48 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (148.98 KB)
• openssl.exe (924.40 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1.00 MB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (171.98 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.4.0 of Surfshark. You can find below info on other releases of Surfshark:

• 5.6.1999
• 2.4.1000
• 1.1.20
• 2.7.1000
• 2.8.3999
• 1.3.5
• 4.6.2999
• 2.0.2
• 2.8.4999
• 2.4.0000
• 5.5.1999
• 1.0
• 2.7.4000
• 4.3.0999
• 1.2.4
• 5.0.1999
• 2.8.6999
• 4.5.0999
• 4.2.2999
• 4.12.0999
• 3.3.0999
• 2.7.7999
• 4.3.3999
• 4.6.0999
• 4.9.1999
• 2.7.9999
• 5.2.2999
• 5.6.2999
• 2.6.0000
• 4.0.1999
• 5.7.0999
• 4.3.6999
• 2.5.0000
• 2.6.4000
• 2.6.5000
• 4.7.1999
• 2.1.5000
• 5.9.0.999
• 2.4.5000
• 3.4.3999
• 5.3.0999
• 5.7.2999
• 5.0.0999
• 1.1.13
• 4.11.3999
• 2.4.6000
• 4.9.0999
• 4.3.5999
• 5.8.3.999
• 1.1.1
• 2.8.5999
• 1.3.3
• 4.8.0999
• 2.8.1999
• 2.5.8000
• 4.4.0999
• 5.1.1999
• 5.8.1.999
• 4.4.1999
• 3.4.0999
• 5.6.3999
• 4.3.1999
• 4.0.0999
• 3.4.1999
• 5.7.1999
• 5.4.1999
• 2.6.9000
• 2.5.6000
• 5.3.1999
• 2.0.0
• 2.5.9000
• 2.0.6
• 5.5.0999
• 2.7.6000
• 5.11.1.999
• 5.7.3999
• 2.6.3000
• 4.11.1999
• 2.0.9000
• 5.0.3999
• 3.4.2999
• 3.5.1999
• 4.2.1999
• 2.0.5
• 2.3.7000
• 3.0.0999
• 2.6.6000
• 5.10.0.999
• 3.0.1999
• 2.3.2000
• 2.1.2000
• 5.2.0999
• 2.2.0000
• 2.7.3000
• 2.6.8000
• 2.1.3000
• 1.3.0
• 5.6.0999
• 4.6.1999
• 5.10.2.999

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark

The files below are left behind on your disk by Surfshark when you uninstall it:

• 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:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\locations.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark 1.4.0\install\A0E4D92\SurfsharkSetup.msi

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2E6C5FFB41F77C04FAECE34CA55A59C5
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F648F117EB73E794896C5D5AA2E0D429
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Surfshark 1.4.0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2E6C5FFB41F77C04FAECE34CA55A59C5\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F648F117EB73E794896C5D5AA2E0D429\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-157637423-4209562680-3610245882-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark\prerequisites\TapInstaller.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-157637423-4209562680-3610245882-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName

A way to erase Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program by Surfshark. Frequently, people want to erase this program. This is hard because deleting this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Surfshark or simply click the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark program will be found very quickly. When you select Surfshark in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Surfshark.


8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Surfshark which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your computer, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Surfshark in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.