Surfshark

A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove Surfshark for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Surfshark. Check out here for more details on Surfshark. Surfshark is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for removing Surfshark is MsiExec.exe /I{D226E291-74D2-457F-8E02-E60839D88818}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named Surfshark.exe and occupies 14.08 MB (14760136 bytes).

Surfshark installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 69.65 MB (73033528 bytes) on disk.

• Surfshark.Antivirus.Remediation.exe (3.60 MB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (3.61 MB)
• Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe (4.78 MB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (21.55 MB)
• Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (227.20 KB)
• Surfshark.exe (14.08 MB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (5.98 MB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (4.86 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 (826.70 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (153.20 KB)
• devcon.exe (91.70 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
• openvpn.exe (943.70 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (176.20 KB)
• apc_random_id_generator.exe (268.98 KB)
• avupdate.exe (2.76 MB)
• savapi.exe (627.71 KB)
• Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (465.70 KB)

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The current page applies to Surfshark version 5.0.1999 only. You can find below info on other releases of Surfshark:

• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Surfshark:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\amswsccomm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\avgio.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.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\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\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-3.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-3.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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\192E622D2D47F754E8206E80938D8881
• 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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\192E622D2D47F754E8206E80938D8881\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2710462872-524228266-1244846150-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Antivirus.WebcamProtection.Installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2710462872-524228266-1244846150-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\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\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName

How to remove Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application offered by Surfshark. Some people try to erase this program. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Surfshark or simply activate the Search field and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark program will be found automatically. When you click Surfshark in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Surfshark.


8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed 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 uninstalling Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Surfshark by Surfshark from your computer, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Surfshark in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.