Surfshark

How to uninstall Surfshark from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Surfshark for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Surfshark. More information on Surfshark can be seen here. Surfshark is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Surfshark directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. Surfshark's complete uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /i {AF2FF228-65C1-4617-B202-53CA13169202} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Surfshark.exe is the Surfshark's primary executable file and it occupies about 252.75 KB (258816 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside Surfshark. They occupy about 6.89 MB (7223480 bytes) on disk.

• createdump.exe (72.11 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.ContextMenu.Commands.exe (252.75 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Epp.CustomerAccessControl.exe (252.75 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Setup.exe (252.75 KB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (147.25 KB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (147.75 KB)
• Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (252.25 KB)
• Surfshark.exe (252.75 KB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (147.25 KB)
• Surfshark.Vpn.Setup.exe (252.75 KB)
• Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (147.75 KB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (147.75 KB)
• ACSSigned.exe (214.02 KB)
• ams_setup.exe (179.40 KB)
• devcon.exe (105.90 KB)
• devgen.exe (57.80 KB)
• openvpn.exe (985.55 KB)
• tapctl.exe (52.05 KB)
• devcon.exe (85.75 KB)
• openssl.exe (688.05 KB)
• devcon.exe (91.75 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
• openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
• tapctl.exe (53.55 KB)

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This data is about Surfshark version 6.0.1999 alone. For more Surfshark versions please click below:

• 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
• 5.14.1.999
• 5.2.2999
• 5.6.2999
• 1.4.0
• 5.15.2999
• 2.6.0000
• 4.0.1999
• 5.7.0999
• 4.3.6999
• 2.5.0000
• 2.6.4000
• 5.16.1.999
• 6.1.0999
• 2.6.5000
• 5.15.0999
• 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
• 6.0.1901
• 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
• 5.14.3.999
• 3.0.0999
• 2.6.6000
• 5.10.0.999
• 3.0.1999
• 2.3.2000
• 2.1.2000
• 5.2.0999

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Surfshark has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Surfshark:

• C:\Program Files\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\e05d4hzl.default-release-1671716881781\storage\default\https+++support.surfshark.com
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Accessibility.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amd64\KernelTraceControl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amd64\msdia140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amd64\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amd64\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amd64\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amswsccomm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ar\Surfshark.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ar\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\aspnetcorev2_inprocess.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Autofac.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Caliburn.Micro.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\clretwrc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\clrgc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\clrjit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ComputerInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ControlzEx.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\coreclr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\createdump.exe
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\PresentationCore.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\PresentationFramework.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\PresentationUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\ReachFramework.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Private.ServiceModel.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.ServiceModel.Federation.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Web.Services.Description.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Windows.Forms.Design.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\System.Xaml.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\UIAutomationClient.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\UIAutomationClientSideProviders.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\UIAutomationProvider.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\UIAutomationTypes.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\WindowsBase.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\WindowsFormsIntegration.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\PresentationCore.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\PresentationFramework.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\PresentationUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\ReachFramework.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\Surfshark.Antivirus.ContextMenu.Commands.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\Surfshark.AntivirusService.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\Surfshark.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Private.ServiceModel.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.ServiceModel.Federation.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Web.Services.Description.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Windows.Forms.Design.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\System.Xaml.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\UIAutomationClient.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\UIAutomationClientSideProviders.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\UIAutomationProvider.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\UIAutomationTypes.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\WindowsBase.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\WindowsFormsIntegration.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de-DE\FluentMigrator.Abstractions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\DeviceId.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\DeviceId.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Dia2Lib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\DirectWriteForwarder.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\DnsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\dns-filter.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\double_locations.dat
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\e_sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\PresentationCore.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\PresentationFramework.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\PresentationUI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\ReachFramework.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Private.ServiceModel.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.ServiceModel.Federation.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Web.Services.Description.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Forms.Design.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Xaml.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationClient.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationClientSideProviders.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationProvider.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationTypes.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\WindowsBase.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\WindowsFormsIntegration.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es-ES\Surfshark.Antivirus.ContextMenu.Commands.resources.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\822FF2FA1C5671642B2035AC31612920
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\822FF2FA1C5671642B2035AC31612920\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4084172030-1331492820-3968595795-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4084172030-1331492820-3968595795-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\stable64\5.16.1.999\ljywt5ca.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharkDivert\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName

A way to delete Surfshark from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application marketed by Surfshark. Some people want to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to remove Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Surfshark or simply activate the Search field and type in "Surfshark". If it exists on your system the Surfshark app will be found very quickly. After you select Surfshark in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Surfshark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Surfshark.


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

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your PC, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Surfshark supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.