PureVPN

A guide to uninstall PureVPN from your computer

This page is about PureVPN for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by GZ Systems. You can find out more on GZ Systems or check for application updates here. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Uninstaller\Uninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall PureVPN. The application's main executable file is called PureVPN.exe and it has a size of 15.98 MB (16759800 bytes).

PureVPN installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 110.97 MB (116362016 bytes) on disk.

• MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe (1.73 MB)
• PureVPN.exe (15.98 MB)
• PureVPN.Launcher.exe (15.49 KB)
• PureVPNInstaller.exe (91.39 MB)
• Updater.exe (400.99 KB)
• Uninstaller.exe (1.46 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 14.6.0.1 of PureVPN. You can find below a few links to other PureVPN releases:

• 13.8.0.10
• 14.3.1.0
• 8.0.4.0
• 13.7.0.10
• 14.4.0.2
• 11.11.1.0
• 8.3.0.3
• 13.5.0.2
• 1.1.64.0
• 9.2.1.4
• 14.5.0.8
• 11.3.0.4
• 11.7.0.8
• 12.0.0.4
• 11.8.0.7
• 8.0.0.8
• 11.1.1.2
• 11.8.0.3
• 8.0.3.2
• 8.2.0.0
• 9.8.0.8
• 11.13.1.0
• 9.1.0.14
• 9.0.0.2
• 11.19.0.6
• 11.7.0.4
• 8.0.3.3
• 11.9.1.2
• 14.9.0.11
• 11.6.0.3
• 14.8.0.1
• 11.20.0.4
• 11.5.0.2
• 8.0.4.2
• 11.14.0.3
• 8.0.0.3
• 11.16.1.0
• 13.0.0.4
• 14.8.0.0
• 13.2.0.2
• 8.0.1.4
• 13.9.0.2
• 9.10.0.3
• 11.16.0.3
• 9.1.0.11
• 9.7.1.1
• 11.4.0.0
• 10.0.0.2
• 11.2.0.5
• 11.12.0.4
• 11.1.0.2
• 14.7.0.13
• 14.1.0.4
• 13.4.0.2
• 14.3.0.7
• 9.4.0.8
• 9.5.0.4
• 14.2.0.4
• 8.0.1.7
• 8.0.2.0
• 8.0.2.2
• 9.1.0.18
• 8.0.0.5
• 13.9.1.0
• 9.3.0.15
• 9.2.1.3
• 8.0.0.4
• 9.0.0.12
• 9.1.0.16
• 9.0.0.11
• 11.19.1.0
• 9.2.0.15
• 13.1.0.2
• 1.1.74.0
• 11.9.0.3
• 9.8.1.0
• 11.18.0.7
• 9.6.0.0
• 11.13.0.6
• 13.3.0.5
• 13.6.0.5
• 13.1.1.0

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PureVPN has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GZ_Systems\PureVPN.exe_Url_odbubixhanhucsjzcgwfgw0dk1kxctic

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall PureVPN:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.Firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.Net.dll.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.OvpnUtility.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.WindowsService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.WindowsService.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Atom.SDK.WireGuardUtility.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x64\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x64\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x64\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x64\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x86\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x86\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x86\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows\x86\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x64\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x64\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x64\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x64\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x86\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x86\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x86\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\driver\windows10\x86\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\FirewallAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\fix-dns-leak-32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Iperf\x64\cygwin1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Iperf\x64\iperf3.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Iperf\x86\cyggcc_s-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Iperf\x86\cygwin1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Iperf\x86\iperf3.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Logs\ServiceLog_3_21_2025.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Cors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Cors.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.Security.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Microsoft.Owin.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Newtonsoft.Json.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\cmocka.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\oqsprovider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\ovpn\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\Owin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\System.Web.Cors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\TunnelService\Atom.SDK.TunnelService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\TunnelService\wintun.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Atom.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Atom.SDK.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Atom.SDK.WireGuard.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\Newtonsoft.Json.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\SimpleInjector.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\SimpleInjector.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\wintun.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN Service\WireGuard\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Atom.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Atom.SDK.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Atom.SDK.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\AutoMapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\AutoMapper.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\city-content
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\crypto_shortcuts
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\dedicated-ip-addon-details-de
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\dedicated-ip-addon-details-en
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\dedicated-ip-addon-details-fr
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\dwm_attribute_notification
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\dwm_reasons_dislike_windows
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\reasons_dislike_windows
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\remoteconfig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachedFiles\setup-other-devices
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\CachingRules
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Caliburn.Micro.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\ControlzEx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\ControlzEx.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\countries_p2p_sorting.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\cs\Microsoft.QualityTools.Testing.Fakes.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Curve25519.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\Curve25519.pdb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\de\Microsoft.QualityTools.Testing.Fakes.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\de-DE\NotificationCenter.Controls.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\de-DE\NotificationCenter.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\de-DE\PureVPN.resources.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}/GZ Systems/PureVPN/PureVPN.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PureVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PureVPN_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PureVPN_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PureVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\PureVPN Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PureVPN Service

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3217645079-3044783713-1262032362-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\GZ Systems\PureVPN\PureVPN.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3217645079-3044783713-1262032362-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\{15E6D951-1A92-42C8-B836-11CB41863F2A}\.cr\purevpn_setup (3).exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3217645079-3044783713-1262032362-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\{22FA1A7A-5A67-48AE-AA5D-F5C5E137980D}\.be\purevpn_setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PureVPN Service\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PureVPN Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PureVPN Service\ImagePath

A way to erase PureVPN from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PureVPN is a program marketed by GZ Systems. Some people decide to remove it. This is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to remove PureVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

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

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about PureVPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PureVPN.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall PureVPN by GZ Systems from your computer, nor are we saying that PureVPN by GZ Systems is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall PureVPN supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.