FortiClient

A way to uninstall FortiClient from your PC

FortiClient is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Fortinet Inc. Additional info about Fortinet Inc can be read here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall FortiClient by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{863EB7F6-0FD9-4BA5-B95A-FC48218AEF5C}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 4.34 MB (4550392 bytes) on disk and is called FortiClient.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside FortiClient. They take about 10.07 MB (10559890 bytes) on disk.

• CacheCleanAP.exe (59.72 KB)
• CacheCleanAP64.exe (61.72 KB)
• fcappdb.exe (176.02 KB)
• FCAuth.exe (36.02 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (364.02 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (104.10 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (296.02 KB)
• FCHelper64.exe (248.02 KB)
• FCWsc.exe (63.74 KB)
• FCWscD7.exe (143.45 KB)
• FortiClient.exe (4.34 MB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (64.74 KB)
• FortiESNAC.exe (252.02 KB)
• FortiScand.exe (387.74 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNclient.exe (327.74 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (943.74 KB)
• FortiTray.exe (1.12 MB)
• FortiVPNSt.exe (236.02 KB)
• ipsec.exe (364.02 KB)
• scheduler.exe (96.02 KB)
• submitv.exe (192.02 KB)
• update_task.exe (236.02 KB)
• vpcd.exe (68.02 KB)

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The current web page applies to FortiClient version 5.0.8.0344 only. You can find below a few links to other FortiClient versions:

• 5.6.0.1048
• 5.4.0.1978
• 5.4.1.0840
• 5.0.7.0333
• 5.2.0.0591
• 5.2.2.0624
• 5.6.0.1041
• 5.2.3.0633
• 5.2.4.0650
• 5.0.8.1399
• 5.6.2.1117
• 5.4.0.0780
• 5.0.1.0194
• 4.9.29.0086
• 5.0.2.0225
• 5.4.4.0890
• 4.3.5.0472
• 5.4.0.0788
• 5.4.1.0853
• 4.3.1.0417
• 5.0.4.0276
• 5.4.2.0860
• 5.5.23.1020
• 4.3.3.0445
• 5.6.1.1115
• 5.6.6.1167
• 5.2.1.0605
• 5.6.5.1150
• 5.6.4.1131
• 5.6.0.1052
• 5.0.10.0362
• 5.2.6.0664
• 5.2.5.0658
• 5.2.4.0917
• 5.0.9.0347
• 5.0.2.0004
• 5.4.5.0891
• 5.4.0.0823
• 5.0.6.0320
• 5.6.0.1075
• 5.6.3.1130
• 5.4.3.0870
• 5.0.5.0308
• 5.1.28.0553

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient

The files below are left behind on your disk by FortiClient when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\cacert.pem
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\CacheCleanAP.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\CacheCleanAP64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\ConnectUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fasle.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcappdb.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcappdb.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCAuth.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMInt.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMIntDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCConfig.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCDBLog.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCHelper64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCRes.res
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCResc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCWsc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCWscD7.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\forticachecleaner.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCacheCleaner64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCliSh.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiCliSh64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\forticontrol.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\forticontrol64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\forticredentialprovider64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiESNAC.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiScand.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSkin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortisslcacert.pem
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortisslclient.crt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortisslclient.key
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNclient.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiVPNSt.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\LaunchCacheClean.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\LaunchCacheClean64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcfg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libgmp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libvpcp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\fclog.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\netDB.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\npccplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\npccpluginex.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\nptcplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\scheduler.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\server.crt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\server.key
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\SslvpnHostCheck.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\SslvpnHostCheck64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\sslvpnlib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\submitv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\update_task.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\utilsdll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\vir_sig\appsig.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\vir_sig\fdni.conf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\vpcd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlesnac.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlsystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlvpn.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\9TCQNE2C\FortiClient_v5_VPN_dashboard[1]
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\QK38F4MR\FortiClient_v5_dashboard_bg[1]
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\QK38F4MR\FortiClient_v5_dashboard_selected_left_tab[1]
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\FortiClient64.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\FortiClient_5.0.8.13.dmg.lnk
• C:\Windows\Installer\{863EB7F6-0FD9-4BA5-B95A-FC48218AEF5C}\Icon_FCTLogo

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.VPN
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6F7BE3689DF05AB49BA5CF8412A8FEC5
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{863EB7F6-0FD9-4BA5-B95A-FC48218AEF5C}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Fortinet\FortiClient

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6F7BE3689DF05AB49BA5CF8412A8FEC5\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{863EB7F6-0FD9-4BA5-B95A-FC48218AEF5C}\
• 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

How to uninstall FortiClient with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is an application by Fortinet Inc. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to uninstall 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find FortiClient or simply activate the Search field and type in "FortiClient". The FortiClient application will be found automatically. After you select FortiClient in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you 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. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove FortiClient.


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove FortiClient by Fortinet Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that FortiClient by Fortinet Inc is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove FortiClient supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.