Surfshark

How to uninstall Surfshark from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Surfshark for Windows. It was created for Windows by Surfshark. More info about Surfshark can be seen here. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for removing Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{561F5803-2BE8-4F0E-9BF6-FC0E74794B78}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /x {561F5803-2BE8-4F0E-9BF6-FC0E74794B78} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.91 MB (4097488 bytes) on disk and is titled Surfshark.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Surfshark. They take about 13.40 MB (14048136 bytes) on disk.

• Surfshark.exe (3.91 MB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (2.60 MB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.40 MB)
• devcon.exe (86.45 KB)
• nssm.exe (370.45 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
• openvpn.exe (870.45 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (147.95 KB)
• nssm.exe (426.45 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.15 MB)
• openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (170.95 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)

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The current page applies to Surfshark version 2.6.3000 only. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:

• 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
• 1.4.0
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Surfshark.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Surfshark:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Surfshark:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\gui-config.json
• 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\libpkcs11-helper-1.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\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\x32\SurfsharkWg.dll
• 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\libpkcs11-helper-1.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\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\Resources\x64\SurfsharkWg.dll
• 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\Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Surfshark.exe.log
• 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\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.3.0\qwyhx2zv.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.5.0\ig5051px.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.6.0\by3dumww.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.6.0\mvznmdji.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.9.0\0tjkimvj.exe
• 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\obfuscated_locations.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\ProfileOptimization\Surfshark.profile
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings-backup.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings-backup-1.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings-log.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\static_locations.dat

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\47F9362758F78B04898BC93B93CB07A1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5DEE8DD77CD676847BB158B5017F2148
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B4FE597516D5CEF4C9BA930A48C92783
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASCHAP
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Shadowsocks Service

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• 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\47F9362758F78B04898BC93B93CB07A1\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5DEE8DD77CD676847BB158B5017F2148\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B4FE597516D5CEF4C9BA930A48C92783\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2340818697-845902389-581735985-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\nssm.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2340818697-845902389-581735985-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2340818697-845902389-581735985-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.9.0\0tjkimvj.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2340818697-845902389-581735985-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark\prerequisites\SurfsharkTunWin10.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Shadowsocks Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Shadowsocks Service\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

How to uninstall Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program by Surfshark. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Surfshark or simply activate the Search field and type in "Surfshark". The Surfshark program will be found automatically. When you select Surfshark in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Surfshark.


8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Surfshark that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Surfshark by Surfshark from your computer, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Surfshark supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.