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A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your system

Surfshark is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Surfshark. Further information on Surfshark can be seen here. Surfshark is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. You can remove Surfshark by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{7D5D5F08-B1F5-41C2-96A6-DE78BD99FD49}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {7D5D5F08-B1F5-41C2-96A6-DE78BD99FD49} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Surfshark.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.85 MB (1936368 bytes) on disk.

Surfshark is comprised of the following executables which occupy 7.48 MB (7841512 bytes) on disk:

  • Surfshark.exe (1.85 MB)
  • Surfshark.Service.exe (789.98 KB)
  • SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.05 MB)
  • openssl.exe (910.13 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (867.48 KB)
  • openssl.exe (924.40 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (1.00 MB)
  • tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)
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The current web page applies to Surfshark version 1.1.1 alone. You can find here a few links to other Surfshark releases:

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Numerous files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Surfshark from your computer.

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Surfshark:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\libcrypto-1_1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\liblzo2-2.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\openssl.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x32\openvpn.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\openssl.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\openvpn.exe
  • 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:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\x64\Surfshark.Firewall.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\x86\Surfshark.Firewall.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Surfshark.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\locations.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\ProfileOptimization\Surfshark.profile
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark 1.1.1\install\D99FD49\SurfsharkSetup.msi

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\80F5D5D75F1B2C14696AED87DB99DF94
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Surfshark 1.1.1
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\80F5D5D75F1B2C14696AED87DB99DF94\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2892640025-2496741412-1912107902-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2892640025-2496741412-1912107902-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark\prerequisites\TapInstaller.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName


How to remove Surfshark from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program marketed by Surfshark. Some computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Surfshark or simply click the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark program will be found automatically. After you click Surfshark in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Surfshark.
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8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Surfshark which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your computer, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Surfshark in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-06-30 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-06-30 20:22:06.310