Surfshark

A way to uninstall Surfshark from your system

This page is about Surfshark for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Surfshark. You can read more on Surfshark or check for application updates here. Surfshark is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Surfshark directory, depending on the user's decision. Surfshark's entire uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /i {BE596533-AAC3-41DC-8C40-AC63B2302919} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. The application's main executable file occupies 252.75 KB (258816 bytes) on disk and is named Surfshark.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Surfshark. They take 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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The information on this page is only about version 6.1.0999 of Surfshark. You can find below a few links to other Surfshark versions:

• 5.6.1999
• 6.0.1999
• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

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\Surfshark

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Surfshark:

• 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\Configs\4d63effc-0d49-42c4-b3d1-73b061444077.diff
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Configs\log.bin
• 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\Endpoint Protection SDK\acssigned.exe
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\actbit.rdf
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\amsi.rdf
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\avamsiepp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\localdecider_install.dat
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\Win32\avamsi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\Win32\avamsicli.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\x64\avamsi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\amsi\x64\avamsicli.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\auc_cache.bin
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\certificates\falsepositivecloud.crt
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\certificates\protectioncloud.crt
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\certificates\urlcloud.crt
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\aescanner.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\aescanner_update.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\afpcchecker.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\afpcsdk.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\apcscanner2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\apcsdk2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\aucchecker.dll
• C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Endpoint Protection SDK\coresdk\aucsdk.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\335695EB3CAACD14C804CA362B039291
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Surfshark 6.1.0999
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Antivirus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\335695EB3CAACD14C804CA362B039291\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\amd64\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ar\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Configs\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\cs\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\de-DE\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es-ES\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\fi\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\fr\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\hi\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\it\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ja\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ko\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\pl\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\pt-BR\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Resources\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\ru\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\runtimes\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\tr\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\uk\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\zh-Hans\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\zh-Hant\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3914028890-2263593953-4039137520-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3914028890-2263593953-4039137520-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\stable64\6.0.1.999\qcsstmbs.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EndpointProtectionService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EndpointProtectionService2\ImagePath

How to uninstall Surfshark from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is an application marketed by Surfshark. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK approach to erase 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Surfshark or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Surfshark in the list of applications, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Surfshark which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Surfshark with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Surfshark by Surfshark from your PC, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Surfshark supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.