fortiproxy.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
FortiProxy is a component of Fortinet's FortiClient endpoint protection suite. It handles web filtering and proxy functionality for the FortiClient agent, intercepting and inspecting web traffic for security policy enforcement.
fortiproxy.exe is the 33rd most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 1,237,660 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- 1bf076c2786f20423c6c50351d66c55a1d3d4f0d56bdeaa50051bbf2d3f8bced46.36%
- 4b198372985a831c066034f9a7b9ac3875d08cc4b546937ce3b8cc6e3fbcc83522.01%
- f10722045833366489597bb4925331df9170df354529162e6da9c2e7e4ccd33518.73%
- 60c7aee91141d316128832f04f47b4e9ab6622d660025bb4779d25f8350eca5d8.81%
- b28821d75000e8565057aad79aa2322c5484194dad2c479f53ad778e71760c9e4.08%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe100%
Security Analysis
What does fortiproxy.exe normally do?
Located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Fortinet\FortiClient. Always launched by scheduler.exe (FortiClient scheduler component). Single instance.
When is fortiproxy.exe suspicious?
Running from outside the FortiClient directory. Parent process other than the FortiClient scheduler.
How do attackers abuse fortiproxy.exe?
Not a target for direct abuse. As a security product component, if compromised it could be used to intercept or modify network traffic.
Detection guidance
No detection needed. Presence indicates FortiClient endpoint protection.
False positive notes
Normal FortiClient operation.
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