WireShark

A guide to uninstall WireShark from your system

This info is about WireShark for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by The Wireshark developer community, http://www.wireshark.org. More data about The Wireshark developer community, http://www.wireshark.org can be seen here. Please open http://www.wireshark.org if you want to read more on WireShark on The Wireshark developer community, http://www.wireshark.org's page. WireShark is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Wireshark directory, subject to the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for WireShark is "C:\Program Files\Wireshark\uninstall.exe". Wireshark.exe is the WireShark's main executable file and it occupies approximately 2.94 MB (3081136 bytes) on disk.

WireShark is composed of the following executables which take 6.97 MB (7307208 bytes) on disk:

• capinfos.exe (314.92 KB)
• dumpcap.exe (382.42 KB)
• editcap.exe (318.92 KB)
• mergecap.exe (304.42 KB)
• rawshark.exe (342.92 KB)
• reordercap.exe (299.92 KB)
• text2pcap.exe (331.92 KB)
• tshark.exe (531.42 KB)
• uninstall.exe (406.47 KB)
• WinPcap_4_1_3.exe (893.68 KB)
• Wireshark.exe (2.94 MB)

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The current web page applies to WireShark version 1.12.4 only. For other WireShark versions please click below:

• 1.12.3

How to erase WireShark from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WireShark is a program by The Wireshark developer community, http://www.wireshark.org. Frequently, users try to remove this application. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY solution to remove WireShark 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WireShark or simply click the Search feature and type in "WireShark". The WireShark app will be found automatically. After you select WireShark in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding WireShark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WireShark:

• The software company is: http://www.wireshark.org
• The uninstall string is: "C:\Program Files\Wireshark\uninstall.exe"

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WireShark.


8. After uninstalling WireShark, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WireShark that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WireShark using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall WireShark by The Wireshark developer community, http://www.wireshark.org from your computer, we are not saying that WireShark by The Wireshark developer community, http://www.wireshark.org is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WireShark supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.