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How to uninstall Surfshark from your PC

Surfshark is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by Surfshark. Open here where you can read more on Surfshark. Surfshark is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark folder, subject to the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{2F6B28DE-194F-4575-8790-AB77B21830AD}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /x {2F6B28DE-194F-4575-8790-AB77B21830AD} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Surfshark.exe is the Surfshark's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 5.41 MB (5673424 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Surfshark. They take about 16.00 MB (16780072 bytes) on disk.

  • Surfshark.exe (5.41 MB)
  • Surfshark.Service.exe (1.43 MB)
  • Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe (2.17 MB)
  • SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.42 MB)
  • devcon.exe (80.45 KB)
  • nssm.exe (370.95 KB)
  • openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
  • openvpn.exe (870.45 KB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (147.95 KB)
  • devcon.exe (86.45 KB)
  • nssm.exe (426.45 KB)
  • openssl.exe (1.15 MB)
  • openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (170.95 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.8.1999 of Surfshark. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:

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Surfshark has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

Files remaining:
  • 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\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\2.6.6.0\r3c1tlut.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.6.9.0\5xg52put.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.1.0\yrj2wwwf.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.3.0\yt2mjlwr.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.5.0\13zd0ulk.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.6.0\en2djkek.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.7.999\lwkxpi3r.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.8.999\5qifbhc2.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.7.9.999\kl42h31n.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.8.0.999\nbqxeuq2.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-log.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\static_locations.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark 2.7.8999\install\D2A2023\SurfsharkSetup.msi
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark 2.7.9999\install\71C920D\SurfsharkSetup.msi

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4D8DD65ABD58D9549904C69D5293CC7C
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\63BE29DF6300A634895F44C64FEECDB5
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\ED82B6F2F49157547809BA772B8103DA
  • 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 in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4D8DD65ABD58D9549904C69D5293CC7C\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\63BE29DF6300A634895F44C64FEECDB5\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\ED82B6F2F49157547809BA772B8103DA\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3416968620-2834060189-2123245235-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\nssm.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3416968620-2834060189-2123245235-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3416968620-2834060189-2123245235-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.8.0.999\nbqxeuq2.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


A way to erase Surfshark from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application offered by the software company Surfshark. Sometimes, people try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to erase 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 a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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  • go to 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 interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Surfshark or simply click the Search field and type in "Surfshark". If it exists on your system the Surfshark app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Surfshark in the list , some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Surfshark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Surfshark.
Uninstall Surfshark


8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Surfshark which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your computer, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Surfshark supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2021-02-25 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-02-24 22:25:54.833