FortiClient

A guide to uninstall FortiClient from your system

FortiClient is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Fortinet Technologies Inc. You can read more on Fortinet Technologies Inc or check for application updates here. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient directory. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for FortiClient is MsiExec.exe /I{96A251BD-7532-4CF9-B87D-158FC685DBC4}. The program's main executable file occupies 154.84 MB (162366528 bytes) on disk and is called FortiClient.exe.

FortiClient installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 219.56 MB (230221528 bytes) on disk.

• artifactcollector.exe (24.66 MB)
• AzureToken.exe (26.56 KB)
• EPCUserAvatar.exe (3.75 MB)
• FCAuth.exe (114.09 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (164.09 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (360.59 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (917.59 KB)
• FCVbltScan.exe (229.59 KB)
• FortiAuth.exe (141.06 KB)
• FortiAvatar.exe (60.56 KB)
• FortiClient.exe (154.84 MB)
• FortiClientConsole.exe (132.42 KB)
• FortiClientSecurity.exe (117.06 KB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (564.09 KB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool_cmdline.exe (4.54 MB)
• FortiElevate.exe (83.06 KB)
• FortiESNAC.exe (6.38 MB)
• FortiFS.exe (4.78 MB)
• fortifws.exe (547.09 KB)
• FortiScand.exe (404.59 KB)
• FortiSettings.exe (298.59 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (730.09 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (131.09 KB)
• FortiTray.exe (2.62 MB)
• FortiVPN.exe (1.12 MB)
• ipsec.exe (924.09 KB)
• scheduler.exe (6.73 MB)
• submitv.exe (509.59 KB)
• update_task.exe (27.09 KB)
• vcm2.exe (3.81 MB)

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The current page applies to FortiClient version 7.4.0.1658 only. For other FortiClient versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 7.0.7.0345
• 6.0.8.0261
• 7.2.2.0864

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

Folders remaining:

• 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\artifactcollector.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\av_task.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\AzureToken.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\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\EPCUserAvatar.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\event.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\event_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\event_openssl.dll
• 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\Fct_SecSvr.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCVbltScan.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\firefox_ext.xpi
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\flat-db.dat
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fmon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAmsi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAuth.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAuth.exe
• 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\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool_cmdline.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\FortiFS.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\FortiTcs.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\FortiVPN.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortivrs.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiWF.exe
• 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\legacy.dll
• 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-3-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\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\lv.pak

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

• 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\DB152A6923579FC48BD751F86C58BD4C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{96A251BD-7532-4CF9-B87D-158FC685DBC4}

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\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool_cmdline.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool_cmdline.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DB152A6923579FC48BD751F86C58BD4C\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\{96A251BD-7532-4CF9-B87D-158FC685DBC4}\
• 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 delete FortiClient from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is an application by the software company Fortinet Technologies Inc. Sometimes, computer users want to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE manner 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate FortiClient or simply activate the Search field and type in "FortiClient". The FortiClient program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select FortiClient in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding FortiClient, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall FortiClient.


8. After removing FortiClient, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start 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 PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc from your PC, we are not saying that FortiClient by Fortinet Technologies Inc is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall FortiClient supposing you want to. 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' computers.