FortiClient

A way to uninstall FortiClient from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall FortiClient for Windows. It was created for Windows by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Additional info about Fortinet Technologies Inc can be found here. FortiClient is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. You can remove FortiClient by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{6D40A03B-933F-4C76-A7E7-F7605B2F51D7}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled FortiClient.exe and it has a size of 89.57 MB (93917048 bytes).

FortiClient contains of the executables below. They take 113.97 MB (119509528 bytes) on disk.

• av_task.exe (393.89 KB)
• certutil.exe (142.87 KB)
• EPCUserAvatar.exe (182.89 KB)
• fcappdb.exe (412.89 KB)
• FCAuth.exe (145.39 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (157.89 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (476.89 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (1.15 MB)
• FCVbltScan.exe (485.39 KB)
• FCWscD72.exe (225.82 KB)
• fmon.exe (265.89 KB)
• FortiAvatar.exe (57.37 KB)
• FortiClient.exe (89.57 MB)
• FortiClientConsole.exe (69.87 KB)
• FortiClientSecurity.exe (73.37 KB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (2.38 MB)
• FortiElevate.exe (38.87 KB)
• FortiESNAC.exe (4.07 MB)
• FortiGuardAgent.exe (4.00 MB)
• FortiProxy.exe (1.12 MB)
• FortiScand.exe (597.39 KB)
• FortiSettings.exe (266.89 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (491.89 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (99.39 KB)
• FortiTray.exe (2.43 MB)
• FortiUSBmon.exe (133.89 KB)
• FortiVPNSt.exe (710.39 KB)
• FortiWF.exe (203.39 KB)
• ipsec.exe (1.08 MB)
• scheduler.exe (235.39 KB)
• submitv.exe (796.89 KB)
• update_task.exe (21.89 KB)
• vcm2.exe (1.56 MB)
• vpcd.exe (92.89 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 6.4.2.1580 of FortiClient. You can find here a few links to other FortiClient releases:

• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\FortiClient
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\FortiClient_Diagnostic

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

• 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\pppop\pppop.inf
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\pppop\pppop64.cat
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\pppop\pppop64.sys
• 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\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\emsavwl.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\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\FCDBLog.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCVbltScan.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\flat-db.dat
• 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\FortiVPNSt.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiWF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\freebl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\large_data_download\wf_unzipped\blacklisted_page.htm
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\large_data_download\wf_unzipped\blocked_page.htm
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\large_data_download\wf_unzipped\blocked_page_FGD_down.htm
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\large_data_download\wf_unzipped\warning_page.htm
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\large_data_download\wf_unzipped\warning_page_FGD_down.htm

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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\B30A04D6F33967C47A7E7F06B5F2157D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6D40A03B-933F-4C76-A7E7-F7605B2F51D7}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientConsole.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientConsole.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B30A04D6F33967C47A7E7F06B5F2157D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{6D40A03B-933F-4C76-A7E7-F7605B2F51D7}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1792751084-3461993178-38159845-1012\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1792751084-3461993178-38159845-1012\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1792751084-3461993178-38159845-1012\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1715567821-412668190-1177238915-1118\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\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\fortiapd\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFilter\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFilter\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FortiFW\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

A way to remove FortiClient from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is a program marketed by the software company Fortinet Technologies Inc. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution to remove FortiClient is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find FortiClient or simply click the Search field and type in "FortiClient". The FortiClient app will be found very quickly. After you click FortiClient in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding FortiClient, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app 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 then remove FortiClient.


8. After uninstalling FortiClient, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of FortiClient which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling FortiClient with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall FortiClient supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.