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A guide to uninstall Zscaler from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Zscaler for Windows. It is written by Zscaler Inc.. Additional info about Zscaler Inc. can be seen here. Zscaler is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can remove Zscaler by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.24 MB (3402080 bytes) on disk and is named ZSATray.exe.

Zscaler contains of the executables below. They take 76.80 MB (80532792 bytes) on disk.




  • certutil.exe (230.50 KB)
  • npcap-0.9984-oem.exe (832.59 KB)
  • npcap-0.9995-oem.exe (785.61 KB)
  • npcap-1.00-oem.exe (770.85 KB)
  • Zscaler-Network-Adapter-1.0.1.0.exe (536.04 KB)
  • Zscaler-Network-Adapter-1.0.2.0.exe (521.54 KB)
  • Zscaler-Network-Adapter-Win10-1.0.2.0.exe (544.06 KB)
  • zscalerappupdater.exe (8.67 MB)
  • zscalerchecksumverifier.exe (82.80 KB)
  • Zscaler-windows-3.2.0.87-installer.exe (35.63 MB)
  • ZSAHelper.exe (589.84 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (6.73 MB)
  • ZSAService.exe (2.84 MB)
  • ZSATray.exe (3.24 MB)
  • ZSATrayManager.exe (5.26 MB)
  • ZSATunnel.exe (6.95 MB)
  • ZSAUpdater.exe (2.69 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.2.0.87 of Zscaler. You can find below info on other application versions of Zscaler:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Zscaler from your PC.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\lib\ZSALogger.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\lib\ZSATrayHelper.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerApp.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerApp.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerAppSplash.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerAppTop.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\certutil.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\freebl3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\msvcr120.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\nspr4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\nspr-LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\nss3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\nss-COPYING
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\nssdbm3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\nssutil3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\plc4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\plds4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\smime3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\softokn3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\sqlite3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\CertUtil\ssl3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\Npcap\Libpcap-License.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\Npcap\npcap-1.00-oem.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\Npcap\WinPcap-License-And-Acknowledgements.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\PacParser\pacparser.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\TAPDriver\Zscaler-Network-Adapter-1.0.1.0.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\TAPDriver\Zscaler-Network-Adapter-1.0.2.0.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\TAPDriver\Zscaler-Network-Adapter-Win10-1.0.2.0.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\libnspr4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\libplc4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\libplds4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\nspr-LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\nss-COPYING
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\nssutil3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\smime3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\softokn3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\ZSFFUtil\x86\ZSFFutil.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Updater\md5.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Updater\tmp\Zscaler-windows-3.7.2.18-installer.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Updater\update.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Updater\validinstaller
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Updater\zscalerappupdater.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Updater\zscalerchecksumverifier.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSACredentialProviders\ZSACredentialProvider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\10.0\x64\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\10.0\x64\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\10.0\x64\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\10.0\x86\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\10.0\x86\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\10.0\x86\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.1\x64\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.1\x64\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.1\x64\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.1\x86\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.1\x86\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.1\x86\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.2\x64\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.2\x64\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.2\x64\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.2\x86\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.2\x86\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.2\x86\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.3\x64\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.3\x64\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.3\x64\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.3\x86\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.3\x86\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\6.3\x86\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\amd64\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\amd64\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\amd64\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\arm64\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\arm64\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\arm64\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\i386\zapprd.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\i386\zapprd.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAFilterDriver\win10\i386\zapprd.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAHelper\ZSAHelper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerApp.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerApp.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerAppSplash.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\Common\resources\ZscalerAppTop.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\Npcap\Libpcap-License.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ThirdParty\Npcap\WinPcap-License-And-Acknowledgements.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATray\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATray\ZSATray.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\rollbackBackupDirectory\C\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATunnel\ZSATunnel.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\uninstall.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\uninstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAInstaller\Zscaler-installLog.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAService\ZSAService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATray\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATray\ZSAMTAuthApp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATray\ZSATray.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATrayManager\ZSATrayManager.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSATunnel\ZSATunnel.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Zscaler\ZSAUpdater\ZSAUpdater.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Zscaler_ZSAInstaller_uninstall_exe

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zscaler
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zscaler Inc.

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\zapprd\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\zapprd\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ZSAService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ZSATrayManager\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ZSATunnel\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ZSAUpdater\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ztap\DisplayName


How to uninstall Zscaler from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zscaler is an application offered by the software company Zscaler Inc.. Sometimes, people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Zscaler 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Zscaler or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Zscaler". If it is installed on your PC the Zscaler program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Zscaler in the list of applications, the following information about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Zscaler, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Zscaler.
Uninstall Zscaler


8. After removing Zscaler, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Zscaler which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Zscaler using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Zscaler by Zscaler Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Zscaler by Zscaler Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Zscaler supposing you want to. 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.

2021-03-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-03-26 08:16:13.613