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A guide to uninstall FortiClient from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove FortiClient for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Fortinet Inc. Take a look here for more details on Fortinet Inc. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove FortiClient by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{CF528CBD-062E-4543-AC77-6B44BBB3CF07}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. FortiClient's primary file takes around 7.15 MB (7494464 bytes) and its name is FortiClient.exe.

FortiClient installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 13.52 MB (14180486 bytes) on disk.

  • CacheCleanAP.exe (75.02 KB)
  • CacheCleanAP64.exe (88.52 KB)
  • certutil.exe (119.79 KB)
  • EPCUserAvatar.exe (18.79 KB)
  • FCAuth.exe (41.52 KB)
  • FCCOMInt.exe (79.52 KB)
  • FCConfig.exe (140.02 KB)
  • FCDBLog.exe (299.02 KB)
  • FCHelper64.exe (253.31 KB)
  • FCWsc.exe (63.31 KB)
  • FCWscD7.exe (150.10 KB)
  • FortiClient.exe (7.15 MB)
  • FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (652.31 KB)
  • FortiESNAC.exe (447.52 KB)
  • fortifws.exe (224.52 KB)
  • FortiScand.exe (450.31 KB)
  • FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (216.81 KB)
  • FortiTray.exe (1.59 MB)
  • FortiVPNSt.exe (316.52 KB)
  • FSSOMA.exe (96.52 KB)
  • ipsec.exe (429.52 KB)
  • scheduler.exe (117.02 KB)
  • submitv.exe (314.52 KB)
  • update_task.exe (276.02 KB)
  • vpcd.exe (30.52 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 5.4.4.0890 of FortiClient. You can find below a few links to other FortiClient versions:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be removed when you are trying to remove FortiClient from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall FortiClient:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\atl110.dll
  • 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\certutil.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\CommandLine.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\EPCUserAvatar.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fasle.dll
  • 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\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\FortiCredentialProvider2x64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiESNAC.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fortifws.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\FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTrayResc.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiVPNSt.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\freebl3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FSSOMA.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\libips.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libnspr4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libplc4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\libplds4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\UserName.base64
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\UserName.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\Basavrajm.tcs@TMINDIA.TATAMOTORS.COM.base64
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\Basavrajm.tcs@TMINDIA.TATAMOTORS.COM.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\DVV810030@TMINDIA.TATAMOTORS.COM.base64
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\DVV810030@TMINDIA.TATAMOTORS.COM.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\fclog.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\netDB.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\mfc120u.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\msvcp120.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\msvcr120.dll
  • 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\nss3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\nssckbi.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\nssdbm3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\nssutil3.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\smime3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\softokn3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\sqlite3.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\ssl3.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\vir_sig\ids.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\vir_sig\irdb.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\vpcd.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlcompliance.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlesnac.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlfssoma.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlsystem.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\xmlvpn.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Fortinet_FortiClient_FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Fortinet_FortiClient_FortiClient_exe
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{CF528CBD-062E-4543-AC77-6B44BBB3CF07}\Icon_FCTLogo

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FortiClient.VPN
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DBC825FCE2603454CA77B644BB3BFC70
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CF528CBD-062E-4543-AC77-6B44BBB3CF07}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Fortinet\FortiClient

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DBC825FCE2603454CA77B644BB3BFC70\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\{CF528CBD-062E-4543-AC77-6B44BBB3CF07}\
  • 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


A way to erase FortiClient from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is a program marketed by Fortinet Inc. Some people choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to erase FortiClient is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of 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. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find FortiClient or simply activate the Search field and type in "FortiClient". If it is installed on your PC the FortiClient program will be found automatically. When you select FortiClient in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding FortiClient, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove FortiClient.
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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove FortiClient by Fortinet Inc from your computer, we are not saying that FortiClient by Fortinet Inc is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove FortiClient in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-08-06 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-06 14:55:23.783