FortiClient

A way to uninstall FortiClient from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove FortiClient for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Further information on Fortinet Technologies Inc can be seen here. FortiClient is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. MsiExec.exe /I{8FBAA569-1290-4F0A-97E6-251D261FC078} is the full command line if you want to uninstall FortiClient. FortiClient.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 120.60 MB (126457472 bytes) on disk.

FortiClient is comprised of the following executables which occupy 153.39 MB (160846080 bytes) on disk:

• av_task.exe (420.14 KB)
• certutil.exe (152.62 KB)
• EPCUserAvatar.exe (182.15 KB)
• fcappdb.exe (419.15 KB)
• fcaptmon.exe (816.14 KB)
• FCAuth.exe (85.15 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (158.14 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (519.14 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (1.20 MB)
• fcmonitor.exe (646.14 KB)
• FctSecSvr.exe (1.69 MB)
• FCVbltScan.exe (481.15 KB)
• fmon.exe (261.65 KB)
• FortiAvatar.exe (57.63 KB)
• FortiClient.exe (120.60 MB)
• FortiClientConsole.exe (106.63 KB)
• FortiClientSecurity.exe (107.62 KB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (2.96 MB)
• FortiElevate.exe (73.63 KB)
• FortiESNAC.exe (3.78 MB)
• fortifws.exe (523.14 KB)
• FortiGuardAgent.exe (3.75 MB)
• FortiProxy.exe (1.16 MB)
• FortiScand.exe (596.65 KB)
• FortiSettings.exe (247.14 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (590.64 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (109.65 KB)
• FortiTcs.exe (4.04 MB)
• FortiTray.exe (2.49 MB)
• FortiUSBmon.exe (152.64 KB)
• FortiVPNSt.exe (760.15 KB)
• FortiWF.exe (264.64 KB)
• FSSOMA.exe (216.15 KB)
• ipsec.exe (1.14 MB)
• pk12util.exe (62.62 KB)
• scheduler.exe (401.15 KB)
• submitv.exe (797.15 KB)
• update_task.exe (22.65 KB)
• vcm2.exe (1.57 MB)

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The current web page applies to FortiClient version 7.0.3.0193 only. Click on the links below for other FortiClient versions:

• 6.4.2.1580
• 7.4.1.1736
• 6.0.6.0242
• 7.2.0.0690
• 7.0.1.0083
• 6.4.7.3097
• 6.0.1.0099
• 6.0.0.0067
• 6.0.5.0209
• 6.0.2.0128
• 7.0.8.0427
• 6.2.2.0877
• 6.2.7.9032
• 7.2.3.6427
• 7.0.11.0569
• 6.2.8.1012
• 7.2.5.1053
• 6.4.1.1519
• 7.2.4.0972
• 6.0.7.0243
• 6.4.6.1658
• 7.0.13.0577
• 6.4.5.1657
• 6.4.6.9958
• 6.2.5.0933
• 6.0.10.0297
• 6.4.3.1608
• 7.0.10.0538
• 6.0.4.0182
• 6.2.7.0984
• 7.0.5.0238
• 6.4.4.1655
• 7.2.3.0929
• 6.4.0.1464
• 6.0.3.0155
• 6.4.10.1821
• 6.0.10.8707
• 7.0.12.0572
• 6.2.9.1032
• 7.0.9.0493
• 7.0.0.0029
• 7.0.6.0290
• 7.2.1.0779
• 6.2.1.0831
• 7.0.2.0090
• 6.2.0.0780
• 6.2.4.0931
• 6.2.6.0951
• 6.4.8.1755
• 6.4.9.1797
• 7.0.10.7776
• 6.4.7.1713
• 7.0.3.5164
• 6.2.3.0912
• 7.0.3.0190
• 6.0.9.0277
• 7.4.0.1658
• 7.0.7.0345
• 6.0.8.0261
• 7.2.2.0864

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall FortiClient from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\FortiClient
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\FortiClient

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall FortiClient:

• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\atl110.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\av_task.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\certutil.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\CommandLine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\EPCUserAvatar.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcappdb.db
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcappdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcaptmon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCAuth.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMInt.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMIntDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCConfig.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCryptDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCDBLog.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcmonitor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FctSecSvr.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCVbltScan.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fmon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAmsi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAvatar.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientConsole.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientSecurity.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCliSh.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCredentialProvider2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiElevate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiESNAC.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortifws.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiGuardAgent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiProxy.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiScand.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSettings.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNsys.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTrayResc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiUSBmon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiVPNSt.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiWF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\freebl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FSSOMA.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libav.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libavr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libevtdb.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libips.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libnspr4.dll

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\FortiClient
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\FortiClient
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\forticlient
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\965AABF80921A0F4796E52D162F10C87
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8FBAA569-1290-4F0A-97E6-251D261FC078}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\965AABF80921A0F4796E52D162F10C87\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-12-1-3689151512-1080289903-1803483275-4283480569\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-12-1-3689151512-1080289903-1803483275-4283480569\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-12-1-3689151512-1080289903-1803483275-4283480569\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FCT_SecSvr\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FCT_SecSvr\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fortiapd\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiAptFilter\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fortiElam\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fortiElam\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFilter\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFilter\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\fortimon3\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Fortips\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiTransCtrl\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiWF\Description

How to uninstall FortiClient from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is an application marketed by the software company Fortinet Technologies Inc. Frequently, people want to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to erase FortiClient is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate FortiClient or simply click the Search feature and type in "FortiClient". The FortiClient application will be found automatically. After you click FortiClient in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding FortiClient, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove FortiClient.


8. After uninstalling FortiClient, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of FortiClient that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling FortiClient with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove FortiClient in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.