Surfshark
A guide to uninstall Surfshark from your computer
This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Surfshark for Windows. The Windows release was developed by
Surfshark. Go over
here where you can get more info on Surfshark. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Surfshark directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing Surfshark is msiexec.exe /i {7EE9BB2A-53F5-4A6B-9D02-686C1C2284E4} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named Surfshark.exe and it has a size of 252.69 KB (258752 bytes).
The executable files below are part of Surfshark. They take about 7.66 MB (
8033680 bytes) on disk.
- createdump.exe (60.34 KB)
- Surfshark.Antivirus.ContextMenu.Commands.exe (252.69 KB)
- Surfshark.Antivirus.Epp.CustomerAccessControl.exe (252.69 KB)
- Surfshark.Antivirus.Setup.exe (252.19 KB)
- Surfshark.Antivirus.Uninstaller.exe (147.19 KB)
- Surfshark.AntivirusService.exe (147.69 KB)
- Surfshark.ElevatedRights.exe (252.19 KB)
- Surfshark.exe (252.69 KB)
- Surfshark.Service.exe (147.19 KB)
- Surfshark.Vpn.Setup.exe (252.69 KB)
- Surfshark.WireguardService.exe (147.69 KB)
- SurfsharkDiagnostics.exe (147.69 KB)
- ACSSigned.exe (202.27 KB)
- ams_setup.exe (167.62 KB)
- devcon.exe (94.13 KB)
- devgen.exe (46.02 KB)
- openvpn.exe (969.28 KB)
- tapctl.exe (40.28 KB)
- devcon.exe (85.59 KB)
- openssl.exe (676.28 KB)
- openvpn.exe (882.78 KB)
- tapctl.exe (37.78 KB)
- devcon.exe (91.59 KB)
- openssl.exe (1.16 MB)
- openvpn.exe (1,014.78 KB)
- tapctl.exe (41.28 KB)
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5.14.1.999 of Surfshark. Click on the links below for other Surfshark versions:
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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.
Folders left behind when you uninstall Surfshark:- C:\Program Files\Surfshark
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Surfshark
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\yzlsg4bf.default-release-1631326270715\storage\default\https+++my.surfshark.com
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\yzlsg4bf.default-release-1631326270715\storage\default\https+++support.surfshark.com
The files below remain on your disk by Surfshark when you uninstall it:- 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\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\Dia2Lib.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\DirectWriteForwarder.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\DnsClient.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\double_locations.dat
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\e_sqlite3.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\PresentationCore.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\PresentationFramework.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\PresentationUI.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\ReachFramework.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Private.ServiceModel.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.ServiceModel.Federation.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Web.Services.Description.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Forms.Design.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\System.Xaml.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationClient.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationClientSideProviders.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationProvider.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\UIAutomationTypes.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\WindowsBase.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es\WindowsFormsIntegration.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es-ES\Surfshark.Antivirus.ContextMenu.Commands.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es-ES\Surfshark.AntivirusService.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es-ES\Surfshark.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files\Surfshark\es-ES\SurfsharkDiagnostics.resources.dll
Registry keys:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Narrator\NoRoam\Profiles\Applications\AppContexts\Surfshark.exe
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Surfshark
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A2BB9EE75F35B6A4D92086C6C122484E
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Surfshark.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Surfshark
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASAPI32
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Surfshark_RASMANCS
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Antivirus
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Surfshark Service
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service
Additional registry values that you should remove:- 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\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A2BB9EE75F35B6A4D92086C6C122484E\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Surfshark\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3393544015-2940307517-2826497815-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Surfshark\Surfshark.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3393544015-2940307517-2826497815-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Surfshark\Updates\stable64\5.12.2.999\2rhi3zrk.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EndpointProtectionService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EndpointProtectionService2\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\rtp_config\ClientPath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\rtp_config\LicensePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Surfshark Service\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SurfsharkBypasser\ImagePath
How to uninstall Surfshark from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Surfshark is a program released by Surfshark. Some computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool

5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Surfshark or simply activate the Search field and type in "Surfshark". If it is installed on your PC the Surfshark app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Surfshark in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Surfshark, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Surfshark.

8. After removing 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 able to delete them. By uninstalling Surfshark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows computer 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 PC, nor are we saying that Surfshark by Surfshark is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Surfshark supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-03-04 00:37:45.423