Wireshark

How to uninstall Wireshark from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Wireshark for Windows. It was developed for Windows by The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org. Further information on The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org can be found here. More information about the software Wireshark can be found at https://www.wireshark.org. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Wireshark directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling Wireshark is C:\Program Files\Wireshark\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Wireshark's primary file takes about 7.75 MB (8125608 bytes) and is named Wireshark.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Wireshark. They take about 26.91 MB (28221000 bytes) on disk.

• capinfos.exe (335.16 KB)
• dftest.exe (29.66 KB)
• dumpcap.exe (418.66 KB)
• editcap.exe (342.16 KB)
• mergecap.exe (323.16 KB)
• mmdbresolve.exe (29.16 KB)
• rawshark.exe (392.66 KB)
• reordercap.exe (320.16 KB)
• text2pcap.exe (343.66 KB)
• tshark.exe (570.16 KB)
• uninstall.exe (421.28 KB)
• USBPcapSetup-1.2.0.3.exe (187.52 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (14.62 MB)
• WinPcap_4_1_3.exe (893.68 KB)
• Wireshark.exe (7.75 MB)
• USBPcapCMD.exe (47.93 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.6.0 of Wireshark. Click on the links below for other Wireshark versions:

• 3.0.0

A way to erase Wireshark from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Wireshark is an application marketed by The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org. Some people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to uninstall Wireshark 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 an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Wireshark or simply click the Search field and type in "Wireshark". If it is installed on your PC the Wireshark app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Wireshark in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Wireshark, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Wireshark:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Wireshark.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Wireshark by The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org from your PC, we are not saying that Wireshark by The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Wireshark in case 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' PCs.