Surfshark

How to uninstall Surfshark from your system

Surfshark is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by Surfshark. More information about Surfshark can be found here. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{45260B6A-0934-44AE-B23C-5ECF22240B10}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {45260B6A-0934-44AE-B23C-5ECF22240B10} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. The application's main executable file is named Surfshark.exe and occupies 13.50 MB (14151880 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with Surfshark. They occupy about 60.40 MB (63338280 bytes) on disk.

• Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.exe (2.02 MB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (1.41 MB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe (2.58 MB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (19.54 MB)
• Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (227.20 KB)
• Surfshark.exe (13.50 MB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (5.37 MB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (4.63 MB)
• ServerRegistrationManager.exe (468.20 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (167.62 KB)
• AMSAgent.exe (1.14 MB)
• AMSProtectedService.exe (624.32 KB)
• devcon.exe (85.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
• openvpn.exe (875.70 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (153.20 KB)
• devcon.exe (91.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
• openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (176.20 KB)
• apc_random_id_generator.exe (271.47 KB)
• avupdate.exe (2.76 MB)
• savapi.exe (627.71 KB)
• Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (465.70 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.12.0999 of Surfshark. 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
• 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
• 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 left behind when you uninstall Surfshark:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\BackUpsData\Surfshark-03082022-140611
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller Pro\HistoryData\Surfshark-01072023-141539

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\amswsccomm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Apex.WinForms.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ar\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\de\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\es-ES\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\fi\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\fr\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\hi\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\it\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ja\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ko\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\NaCl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\pl\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Polly.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\pt-BR\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ru\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\ServerRegistrationManager.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\SharpShell.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.AntivirusService.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Infrastructure.Communication.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\Surfshark.Utilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\tr\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\uk\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\zh-CN\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\ContextMenu\zh-HK\Surfshark.Antivirus.WinShell.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Google.Protobuf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\grpc_csharp_ext.x64.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.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\Resources\ams_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\AMSAgent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\AMSProtectedService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\mfc140u.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\win32\win10RS6\amselam.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\elam_ppl\win64\win10RS6\amselam.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win8\avkmgr.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win8\avkmgr.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-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\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\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\openssl.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\06AB072AB4EBEC442A80018292B7561C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8BA37F15800173648BA2D4CA809FD6F2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9A17A4ED67A797448A11A48EFB19C177
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A6B062544390EA442BC3E5FC2242B001
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\06AB072AB4EBEC442A80018292B7561C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8BA37F15800173648BA2D4CA809FD6F2\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9A17A4ED67A797448A11A48EFB19C177\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A6B062544390EA442BC3E5FC2242B001\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-468061978-2589503656-645478322-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-468061978-2589503656-645478322-1003\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\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

A way to uninstall Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application released by Surfshark. Sometimes, people want to remove it. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Surfshark or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark program will be found automatically. After you select Surfshark in the list , some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower 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.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Surfshark.


8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional 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 removing Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your PC, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Surfshark in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.