Surfshark

A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your computer

This info is about Surfshark for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Surfshark. More info about Surfshark can be found here. Surfshark is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, depending on the user's option. The full command line for uninstalling Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{574C0273-8DB2-4751-9C66-7F23DEF6C054}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {574C0273-8DB2-4751-9C66-7F23DEF6C054} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Surfshark.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 233.85 KB (239464 bytes) on disk.

Surfshark is comprised of the following executables which take 6.16 MB (6460536 bytes) on disk:

• Surfshark.Antivirus.ContextMenu.Commands.exe (233.85 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (128.35 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe (163.35 KB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (128.85 KB)
• Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (268.35 KB)
• Surfshark.exe (233.85 KB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (128.35 KB)
• Surfshark.SplitTunnel.Adapter64.exe (163.85 KB)
• Surfshark.SplitTunnel.Adapter86.exe (128.85 KB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (128.85 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (167.62 KB)
• devcon.exe (86.35 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.15 MB)
• openvpn.exe (826.78 KB)
• devcon.exe (92.35 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
• openvpn.exe (944.28 KB)
• Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (128.85 KB)

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The current web page applies to Surfshark version 5.6.1999 only. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:

• 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
• 2.4.5000
• 3.4.3999
• 5.3.0999
• 5.0.0999
• 1.1.13
• 4.11.3999
• 2.4.6000
• 4.9.0999
• 4.3.5999
• 1.1.1
• 2.8.5999
• 1.3.3
• 4.8.0999
• 2.8.1999
• 2.5.8000
• 4.4.0999
• 5.1.1999
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 1.2.2
• 4.2.0999
• 2.6.7000
• 2.5.1000
• 1.2.0
• 5.0.2999
• 5.4.0999
• 3.0.2999

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove 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

The files below remain on your disk by Surfshark when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\amswsccomm.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\Logo.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\README
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win32\win7\avkmgr.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgntflt.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgntflt.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avgntflt.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avipbb.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avipbb.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avipbb.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avkmgr.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avkmgr.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\on_access\win64\win7\avkmgr.sys
• 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\surfshark_ikev2.crt
• 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\libcrypto-3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\liblzo2-2.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-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libssl-3.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\surfsharkbypasser.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkBypasser.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkBypasser.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkBypasserControl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\SurfsharkKeyPair_x86.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-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\liblzo2-2.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-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\libssl-3-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\surfsharkbypasser.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkBypasser.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkBypasser.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkBypasserControl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkKeyPair_x64.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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3720C4752BD81574C966F732ED6F0C45
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark WireGuard

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• 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\3720C4752BD81574C966F732ED6F0C45\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-161120567-1600369553-3419192415-1001\\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\Surfshark WireGuard\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark WireGuard\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark WireGuard\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkBypasser\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName

How to delete Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program by the software company Surfshark. Frequently, people try to erase this application. This can be efortful because performing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY way to erase Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Surfshark or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". If it exists on your system the Surfshark application will be found automatically. 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 explains the opinion other people have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Surfshark.


8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Surfshark which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Surfshark by Surfshark from your computer, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Surfshark supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.