Bloking Malware Through Antivirus Security Profile in FortiGate

After completing this document, you will be able to achieve these
objectives:

1. Understand why you should use antivirus protection
2. Explain how FortiGate antivirus works to block malware
3. Configure FortiGate antivirus profile in Flow-based and Proxy-based inspection mode
4. Configure Protocol Options
5. Log & Monitor antivirus events
6. Troubleshoot Common antivirus issues and best practices

Malware & Antivirus

Risk of Malware:

Keeping malware out of your network is key to securing your organization. Cyber criminals
use malware to:

• Cause data breaches
• Extort money
• Steal intellectual property
• Disrupt business and destroy systems

FortiGuard Labs: FortiGate with a valid antivirus license can update antivirus
signature databases from FortiGuard servers.

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