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A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Surfshark for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Surfshark. Check out here where you can read more on Surfshark. Surfshark is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for Surfshark is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{C149512C-0D03-46B2-8688-E2CBE6BC3C7B}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /i {C149512C-0D03-46B2-8688-E2CBE6BC3C7B} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. The program's main executable file has a size of 4.00 MB (4191120 bytes) on disk and is labeled Surfshark.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Surfshark. They occupy 10.29 MB (10790760 bytes) on disk.

  • Surfshark.exe (4.00 MB)
  • Surfshark.Service.exe (986.39 KB)
  • SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.21 MB)
  • openssl.exe (909.03 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (866.39 KB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (147.89 KB)
  • openssl.exe (923.30 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (1,023.39 KB)
  • SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (170.89 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.1.3000 of Surfshark. You can find below info on other application versions of Surfshark:

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Surfshark.

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

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\surfshark_ikev2.crt
  • 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\x32\SplitTunnel.dll
  • 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\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\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.2.6.0\qg13t1tg.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.2.7.0\4xaxtfsn.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.2.9.0\dutihlke.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.3.0.0\xssjm0bd.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.3.3.0\plvdl222.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.3.4.0\f2m4u1wc.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\1.4.0.0\3hf3ttph.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.0.2.0\mrpnygar.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.0.6.0\myl4fhyj.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.0.9.0\o4anxqlc.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\default\2.1.1.0\5bj5slet.exe
  • 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 1.2.6\install\B638160\SurfsharkSetup.msi
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\Surfshark 1.3.0\install\9B040D4\SurfsharkSetup.msi

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C215941C30D02B6468882EBC6ECBC3B7
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D6B5F59B12BA2C447B64CC1B1E3C565B
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASCHAP
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Surfshark
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark.Service.exe

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C215941C30D02B6468882EBC6ECBC3B7\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D6B5F59B12BA2C447B64CC1B1E3C565B\ProductName
  • 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\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkSplitTunnelDriver\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapsurfshark\DisplayName


A way to delete Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application offered by the software company Surfshark. Frequently, users try to remove this program. This can be hard because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

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


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you 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 program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Surfshark.
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8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Surfshark by Surfshark from your PC, we are not saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall 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' PCs.

2019-05-05 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-05-04 22:45:05.443