Surfshark

How to uninstall Surfshark from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove Surfshark for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Surfshark. Check out here for more information on Surfshark. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Surfshark by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{E6CC5F40-0760-4730-9B59-56E1F33BDC26}\SurfsharkSetup.exe /x {E6CC5F40-0760-4730-9B59-56E1F33BDC26} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. Surfshark.exe is the Surfshark's primary executable file and it takes close to 6.87 MB (7208248 bytes) on disk.

Surfshark installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 33.42 MB (35044344 bytes) on disk.

• Surfshark.exe (6.87 MB)
• Surfshark.Service.exe (1.57 MB)
• Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe (2.20 MB)
• SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (1.80 MB)
• Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (11.60 MB)
• ams_setup.exe (169.68 KB)
• apc_random_id_generator.exe (276.20 KB)
• avupdate.exe (2.72 MB)
• savapi.exe (628.69 KB)
• devcon.exe (83.80 KB)
• nssm.exe (374.30 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.14 MB)
• openvpn.exe (873.80 KB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (151.30 KB)
• devcon.exe (89.80 KB)
• nssm.exe (429.80 KB)
• openssl.exe (1.15 MB)
• openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
• SurfsharkSplitTunnelingService.exe (174.30 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.64 KB)

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This info is about Surfshark version 3.0.2999 only. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:

• 5.6.1999
• 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
• 5.2.2999
• 5.6.2999
• 1.4.0
• 2.6.0000
• 4.0.1999
• 5.7.0999
• 4.3.6999
• 2.5.0000
• 2.6.4000
• 2.6.5000
• 4.7.1999
• 2.1.5000
• 2.4.5000
• 3.4.3999
• 5.3.0999
• 5.0.0999
• 1.1.13
• 4.11.3999
• 2.4.6000
• 4.9.0999
• 4.3.5999
• 1.1.1
• 2.8.5999
• 1.3.3
• 4.8.0999
• 2.8.1999
• 2.5.8000
• 4.4.0999
• 5.1.1999
• 4.4.1999
• 3.4.0999
• 5.6.3999
• 4.3.1999
• 4.0.0999
• 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
• 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
• 3.0.0999
• 2.6.6000
• 3.0.1999
• 2.3.2000
• 2.1.2000
• 5.2.0999
• 2.2.0000
• 2.7.3000
• 2.6.8000
• 2.1.3000
• 1.3.0
• 5.6.0999
• 4.6.1999
• 1.2.2
• 4.2.0999
• 2.6.7000
• 2.5.1000
• 1.2.0
• 5.0.2999
• 5.4.0999

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Surfshark:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\nssm.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\Surfshark.Firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Resources\x64\SurfsharkWg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.Service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Surfshark_Surfshark_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\log.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Surfshark\settings-log.dat

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E6CC5F40-0760-4730-9B59-56E1F33BDC26}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1377420856-3597940405-1710167377-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1377420856-3597940405-1710167377-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Surfshark\Surfshark.ShadowsocksService.exe

A way to delete Surfshark from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Surfshark is a program by the software company Surfshark. Frequently, users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall Surfshark is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Surfshark or simply click the Search field and type in "Surfshark". The Surfshark application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Surfshark in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Surfshark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Surfshark.


8. After uninstalling Surfshark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed 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 folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page 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 for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Surfshark supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.