Forticlient VPN stopped working

You may want to contact your IT staff to see if they can assist you and to report a possible bug. Maybe there is a newer version of the client available or perhaps there is an issue with the Firewall or one of the IT staff made changes to the Firewall.

You may be able to use your browser to point to your business' vpn portal to login using the browser (maybe it will provide you with a new client to download as well).

I believe we use an open source Fortinet client on our Macs, but I'm not sure which one. I know the "openfortivpn" client for Linux works well (on Debian Linux). While they don't have a macOS specific build, they do provide instructions on using Homebrew & Macports to install it. Here is a link (link acquired from the Debian Linux package information):

https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn

Third party AV apps do not bring piece of mind. They use system resources while providing no benefit. They may cause problems.

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Unless your school or business is requiring you to run Kaspersky uninstall it by following the developer's instructions. AV software is not needed on a Mac and usually causes more problems than it solves plus it impacts system performance.

I use MacOS 10.15.5 (Catalina) and Forticlient 6.4.0.1231 to connect to my office via VPN. I also have Avira Antivirus 4.0.3.1. Unfortunately, I've just discovered that Forticlient VPN won't connect unless my Avira has "Real Time Protection" turned off. With this turned off, it works just fine. However, it's extremely irritating to have to turn off this feature, each time I log into the VPN.

Completely agree with @BobTheFisherman. AV software is not needed on a Mac and it usually causes more problems than it solves plus it impacts system performance. Besides if you are using the official Fortinet VPN Client it may already have some form of antivirus included.

cpale wrote:

About once a year, though, the AV says it found some trojan or malware. Is that genuine, or a marketing strategy ?!

I can't tell.

A Mac can be a carrier for a Windows' virus, but a Windows virus won't run on a Mac.

For those not as experienced, and who also help the older generation's computer..the AV brings some peace of mind...

Agree with @BobTheFisherman. If you do want to use an app, then the only app which I've ever seen to do anything on a Mac is MalwareBytes. I suggest running MalwareBytes only if you suspect a problem. However, if a user practices safe computing practices, then even MalwareBytes is not needed. Practicing safe computing does more than prevent a virus or malware, it also prevents people from falling for scams and phishing attempts and user tracking.

Contact the developer's tech support for help. Or, you can provide the complete error message, so we can determine if there is something else you can do.

Uninstall Kaspersky.

Uninstall Avira.