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How to uninstall Surfshark from your PC

This info is about Surfshark for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Surfshark. Further information on Surfshark can be seen here. Usually the Surfshark application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Surfshark is MsiExec.exe /X{C6016979-DF31-4B33-A311-CC31A42C198C}. The program's main executable file occupies 1.58 MB (1659856 bytes) on disk and is titled Surfshark.exe.

Surfshark is composed of the following executables which occupy 6.90 MB (7238584 bytes) on disk:

  • Surfshark.exe (1.58 MB)
  • Surfshark.Service.exe (120.45 KB)
  • SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (72.95 KB)
  • devcon.exe (86.45 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 2.6.1000 of Surfshark. For other Surfshark versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling Surfshark we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Surfshark's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ar\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ar\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Autofac.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Bugsnag.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Caliburn.Micro.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\de\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\de\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\DotRas.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\es-ES\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\es-ES\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\fr\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\fr\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\GlobalHotKey.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\it\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\it\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ja\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ja\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ko\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ko\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\LiteDB.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\NLog.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\pl\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\pl\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\pt-BR\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\pt-BR\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ru\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\ru\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\SimpleWifi.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.API.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Controls.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Diagnostics.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Dns.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Domain.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Infrastructure.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Network.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Notifications.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.ServiceContracts.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Shadowsocks.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Update.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Utilities.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\Surfshark.Vpn.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\System.ValueTuple.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\tr\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\tr\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\uk\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\uk\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\zh-CN\Surfshark.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\lib\zh-CN\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\devcon.exe
  • 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\nssm.exe
  • 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\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.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\nssm.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\ProfileOptimization\Surfshark.profile
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\static_locations.dat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Surfshark 2.6.1000


A way to delete Surfshark from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program offered by the software company Surfshark. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program'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. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate 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. When you click Surfshark in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Surfshark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Surfshark.
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8. After removing 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 detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Surfshark in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-03-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-03-09 16:22:02.133