Surfshark

A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your PC

This info is about Surfshark for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Surfshark. Further information on Surfshark can be seen here. Usually the Surfshark application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{5EF0A35D-6C5E-48ED-B3E4-5DC886432C02}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {5EF0A35D-6C5E-48ED-B3E4-5DC886432C02} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. Surfshark.exe is the Surfshark's primary executable file and it takes about 233.20 KB (238792 bytes) on disk.

Surfshark is composed of the following executables which occupy 6.66 MB (6983272 bytes) on disk:

• Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.exe (162.70 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (127.70 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe (162.70 KB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (128.20 KB)
• Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (267.70 KB)
• Surfshark.exe (233.20 KB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (127.70 KB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (128.70 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (167.62 KB)
• devcon.exe (85.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
• openvpn.exe (828.20 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (153.20 KB)
• devcon.exe (91.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
• openvpn.exe (945.70 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (176.20 KB)
• ss_privoxy.exe (433.00 KB)
• sysproxy.exe (116.50 KB)
• Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (128.20 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.4.1999 of Surfshark. You can find here a few links to 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
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Surfshark we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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 delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Surfshark:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\amswsccomm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\e_sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Google.Protobuf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\grpc_csharp_ext.x86.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.AppCenter.Analytics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.AppCenter.Crashes.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.AppCenter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\msalruntime_x86.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\ams_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\ams_setup.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win10\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win10\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win10\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win11\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win11\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x32\win11\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win10\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win10\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win10\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win11\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win11\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\OpenVpnDcoDriver\x64\win11\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\900dbd15-e294-30d3-302c-101a526b595e.tmf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\dvcshrk.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\dvcshrk.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\WebcamDriver\dvcshrk.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libcrypto-3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libopenvpn_plap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libssl-3.dll
• 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\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libopenvpn_plap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libssl-3-x64.dll
• 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\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\runtimes\win-x64\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\runtimes\win-x86\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ServiceStack.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ServiceStack.Interfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ServiceStack.OrmLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ServiceStack.OrmLite.Sqlite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ServiceStack.Text.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SQLite.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_v2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SQLitePCLRaw.core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SQLitePCLRaw.provider.dynamic_cdecl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SQLitePCLRaw.provider.e_sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.AntivirusService.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.AntivirusService.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.AntivirusService.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ElevatedRights.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ElevatedRights.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ElevatedRights.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.runtimeconfig.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Service.deps.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Service.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Service.exe

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\16A9CADDDB0936C4BA6B30D685751322
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1C353694A57D75A41BC4A2654059466D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2C2AD46305C3A8641ADB395E8B05B204
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\551DCAFBE9CB4FD42AA2EFD54A861C73
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8557EBD8C5D460D4ABC13D822159479C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8BA37F15800173648BA2D4CA809FD6F2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9412F0E3AF7F99249A04E57B897FD474
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B86DBFA1D170A6A4CB4D353CB44D46DE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D4F65EB1CE6427344B2B3A794E7101E2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D53A0FE5E5C6DE843B4ED58C6834C220
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D6B2416516B2CDB46A700BC61BF81E97
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F2BC9E576DF9E4A40ACC613A598C7C7F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDF9D2B571C963D42BEB7C3010389ADB
• 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\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\16A9CADDDB0936C4BA6B30D685751322\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1C353694A57D75A41BC4A2654059466D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2C2AD46305C3A8641ADB395E8B05B204\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\551DCAFBE9CB4FD42AA2EFD54A861C73\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8557EBD8C5D460D4ABC13D822159479C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8BA37F15800173648BA2D4CA809FD6F2\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9412F0E3AF7F99249A04E57B897FD474\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B86DBFA1D170A6A4CB4D353CB44D46DE\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D4F65EB1CE6427344B2B3A794E7101E2\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D53A0FE5E5C6DE843B4ED58C6834C220\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D6B2416516B2CDB46A700BC61BF81E97\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F2BC9E576DF9E4A40ACC613A598C7C7F\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDF9D2B571C963D42BEB7C3010389ADB\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1654987237-1482696864-3744383898-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.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\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName

How to uninstall Surfshark from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application by Surfshark. Some users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to remove Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Surfshark or simply activate the Search field and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Surfshark in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Surfshark.


8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Surfshark that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows 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 computer, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Surfshark in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.