FortiClient

How to uninstall FortiClient from your system

FortiClient is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Check out here where you can find out more on Fortinet Technologies Inc. FortiClient is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. MsiExec.exe /I{12C8C9B7-3C65-4B0E-9DCF-1A1451BABC75} is the full command line if you want to remove FortiClient. FortiClient.exe is the FortiClient's main executable file and it occupies approximately 120.60 MB (126459960 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside FortiClient. They occupy about 141.32 MB (148183192 bytes) on disk.

• AzureToken.exe (26.62 KB)
• certutil.exe (155.05 KB)
• EPCUserAvatar.exe (184.59 KB)
• FCAuth.exe (87.58 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (283.08 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (523.09 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (1.21 MB)
• FCVbltScan.exe (510.59 KB)
• FortiAvatar.exe (60.05 KB)
• FortiClient.exe (120.60 MB)
• FortiClientConsole.exe (109.56 KB)
• FortiClientSecurity.exe (110.06 KB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (3.45 MB)
• FortiElevate.exe (76.56 KB)
• FortiESNAC.exe (4.57 MB)
• fortifws.exe (525.58 KB)
• FortiScand.exe (598.58 KB)
• FortiSettings.exe (250.59 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (614.59 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (130.08 KB)
• FortiTray.exe (2.55 MB)
• FortiVPNSt.exe (801.59 KB)
• ipsec.exe (1.16 MB)
• pk12util.exe (65.06 KB)
• scheduler.exe (404.58 KB)
• submitv.exe (804.09 KB)
• update_task.exe (25.09 KB)
• vcm2.exe (1.58 MB)

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This info is about FortiClient version 7.0.8.0427 alone. For other FortiClient versions please click below:

• 6.4.2.1580
• 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
• 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
• 7.0.3.0193
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling FortiClient we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiFilter\fortifilter.cat
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiFilter\FortiFilter.inf
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiFilter\FortiFilter.sys
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ftsvnic\ftsvnic.cat
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ftsvnic\ftsvnic.inf
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ftsvnic\ftsvnic.sys
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ftvnic\ft_vnic.inf
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ftvnic\ftvnic.cat
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ftvnic\ftvnic.sys
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\FortiClient.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\FortiClient00000.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\FortiClient00001.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\FortiClient00002.log

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\FortiClient
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\FortiClient
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FortiClient.VPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{12C8C9B7-3C65-4B0E-9DCF-1A1451BABC75}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{12C8C9B7-3C65-4B0E-9DCF-1A1451BABC75}\
• 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\Fortips\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiTransCtrl\Description

A way to erase FortiClient from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is a program released by the software company Fortinet Technologies Inc. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some skill related to PCs. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up 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 PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate FortiClient or simply click the Search feature and type in "FortiClient". If it exists on your system the FortiClient app will be found very quickly. After you click FortiClient in the list of applications, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about FortiClient, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall FortiClient.


8. After removing FortiClient, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong FortiClient that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling FortiClient using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc from your PC, 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 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.