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A way to uninstall Surfshark from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove Surfshark for Windows. It is written by Surfshark. You can read more on Surfshark or check for application updates here. Usually the Surfshark application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{5415EDE6-7F7C-463A-8B60-FE600D7B03B6}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /x {5415EDE6-7F7C-463A-8B60-FE600D7B03B6} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1 is the full command line if you want to uninstall Surfshark. Surfshark.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 3.45 MB (3615184 bytes) on disk.

Surfshark is composed of the following executables which occupy 12.81 MB (13433736 bytes) on disk:

  • Surfshark.exe (3.45 MB)
  • Surfshark.Service.exe (2.59 MB)
  • SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.28 MB)
  • devcon.exe (86.45 KB)
  • nssm.exe (370.45 KB)
  • openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
  • openvpn.exe (870.45 KB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (147.95 KB)
  • nssm.exe (426.45 KB)
  • openssl.exe (1.15 MB)
  • openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (170.95 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.6.0000 of Surfshark. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Surfshark from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • 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\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\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.ServiceContracts.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\static_locations.dat

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-133526283-2826625697-1713277714-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe


A way to remove Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program released by Surfshark. Some people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to uninstall 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Surfshark or simply activate the Search field and type in "Surfshark". The Surfshark program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Surfshark in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Surfshark.
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8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Surfshark that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 instructions on how to uninstall Surfshark supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-02-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-02-18 07:23:31.240