What is Forté Agent?

Forté Agent is software application developed by Forté Internet Software, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 59.94% of installations running this operating system. Forté Agent's installer is typically 49.00 MB in size and installs around 24 files. The most common release is 6.00 with 28.12% of all installations currently using this version.

Forté Agent is most popular in the United States with 81.47% of installations residing in this country.

Forté Agent adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Forté Agent is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Forté Agent?

Forté Agent is a comprehensive email and Usenet news client designed for use on the Windows operating system. The software provides users with access to multiple news servers, the ability to import/export NZB files, and threaded discussions. The user interface is highly configurable, although some users have found it challenging to navigate. Forté Agent has a long-standing support for yEnc and various other coding schemes, and also boasts the capability of joining incomplete binary attachments, making it a valuable tool for resolving posting errors.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • UNWISE.EXE runs as a service named 'Browser System Enahncer' (671c50b0).
Firewall:
  • agent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\agent\agent.exe'.
  • UNWISE.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\UNWISE.EXE'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{F71A9918-1861-4EFE-AE94-530BDDE46DD4}' (runs on registration).
  • agent.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{43E8A65F-3E97-449C-8CF3-4D80D3BB2CEC}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.forteinc.com/agent/support.php
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Agent
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files2\Agent\UNWISE.EXE C:\Program Files2\Agent\INSTALL.LOG
Size:
49.00 MB
Language:
English

Forté Agent Executable Details

Primary executable:
agent.exe
Name:
Forté Agent
Path:
C:\Program Files\Agent\agent.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Forté Agent
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
01e0edd2dd1cd08973ddf4d718bc264c
EXE
aa9fe95b71e09d96f9a04aba93299c2d
EXE
074a995903d734a042756a8f9c89f9c3
DLL
6b4becaf0d36285209088068cd93fd5c