FortiClient

A guide to uninstall FortiClient from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove FortiClient for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Fortinet Inc. You can find out more on Fortinet Inc or check for application updates here. FortiClient is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient directory, regulated by the user's option. You can uninstall FortiClient by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{5936D1A3-878D-4231-8D1B-D70B971845F4}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. FortiClient.exe is the FortiClient's main executable file and it occupies around 7.63 MB (8001856 bytes) on disk.

FortiClient contains of the executables below. They occupy 22.14 MB (23214920 bytes) on disk.

• certutil.exe (119.79 KB)
• EPCUserAvatar.exe (19.29 KB)
• FCAuth.exe (49.81 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (97.81 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (150.81 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (325.81 KB)
• FCFileSystemHelper64.exe (248.31 KB)
• FCHelper64.exe (317.81 KB)
• FCVbltScan.exe (395.31 KB)
• FCWsc.exe (63.31 KB)
• FCWscD7.exe (150.10 KB)
• FortiAvatar.exe (64.79 KB)
• FortiClient.exe (7.63 MB)
• FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe (768.31 KB)
• FortiESNAC.exe (6.36 MB)
• fortifws.exe (260.31 KB)
• FortiScand.exe (478.31 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (220.31 KB)
• FortiTray.exe (1.60 MB)
• FortiVPNSt.exe (332.31 KB)
• ipsec.exe (441.31 KB)
• scheduler.exe (125.31 KB)
• submitv.exe (359.31 KB)
• update_task.exe (316.31 KB)
• vcm2.exe (1.32 MB)
• vpcd.exe (41.31 KB)

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The current web page applies to FortiClient version 5.6.2.1117 only. You can find below info on other application versions of FortiClient:

• 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
• 5.4.0.0780
• 5.0.1.0194
• 4.9.29.0086
• 5.0.2.0225
• 5.0.8.0344
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling FortiClient we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall FortiClient from your computer:

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

The files below were 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\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\FCFileSystemHelper64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCHelper64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCVbltScan.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCWsc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCWscD7.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\flat-db.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAvatar.exe
• 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\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\ipsec.exe
• 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\defaultuser1.base64
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\defaultuser1.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\defaultuser1@windows.base64
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\defaultuser1@windows.png
• 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\UserName@windows.base64
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\ec\UserName@windows.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\logs\vcm\2017-12-04 07-58-43\SigInfo.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-04 07-58-43\summary.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-04 07-58-43\vcm_progress.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-04 07-58-43\vcm_result.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41158.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41159.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41160.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41161.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41162.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41163.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41164.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41165.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41166.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41168.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41169.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41170.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41171.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41172.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41173.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41174.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41175.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41176.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41178.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41180.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41181.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41182.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41183.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41184.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41185.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41186.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\41189.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\SigInfo.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\summary.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\vcm_progress.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2017-12-16 13-57-07\vcm_result.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-04 15-09-25\PatchedByProduct.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-04 15-09-25\SigInfo.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-04 15-09-25\summary.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-04 15-09-25\vcm_progress.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-04 15-09-25\vcm_result.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-12 19-47-52\SigInfo.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-12 19-47-52\summary.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-12 19-47-52\vcm_progress.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-01-12 19-47-52\vcm_result.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-02-05 14-21-18\SigInfo.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-02-05 14-21-18\summary.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\2018-02-05 14-21-18\vcm_progress.txt

Registry that is not cleaned:

• 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\3A1D6395D8781324D8B17DB07981544F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5936D1A3-878D-4231-8D1B-D70B971845F4}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Fortinet\FortiClient

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3A1D6395D8781324D8B17DB07981544F\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\{5936D1A3-878D-4231-8D1B-D70B971845F4}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3210702148-3018952003-1463220662-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\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

A way to uninstall FortiClient with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient is a program offered by the software company Fortinet Inc. Some people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall FortiClient is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate FortiClient or simply click the Search field and type in "FortiClient". If it exists on your system the FortiClient program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select FortiClient in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about FortiClient, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove FortiClient.


8. After removing FortiClient, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong FortiClient which 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 items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall FortiClient by Fortinet Inc from your computer, we are not saying that FortiClient by Fortinet Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall FortiClient supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.