With the release of FortiOS 4.0 MR2 there are three Antivirus Databases available: Normal, Extended, and Extreme.
1. Normal Database.
The "wild list" forms the basis of the Normal Antivirus Database. This is the default Antivirus database on the FortiGate unit. The wild list was first setup in the middle of the 1990's. It provides up to date information pertaining to currently circulating IT threats, it provides a useful, although not exclusive list of viruses reported from around the world. More information about the wild list and its activities are available on the following URL :
www.wildlist.org.
2. Extended Database.
The following pre-requisites are required in order to use the Extended Antivirus Database on the FortiGate:
- The FortiGate device must be running FortiOS 3.0 MR6 and above.
- The FortiGate must have at least 512MB RAM and sufficient storage space (>= 128 MB containing 3 or more partitions).
The following FortiGate Units use the 2nd Shared Data Partition to store the Extended Antivirus Database: FortiGate-50B, FortiGate-60B, FortiWiFi-50B, FortiWiFi-60B.
The following FortiGate Units use the 3rd Shared Data Partition to store the Extended Antivirus Database: FortiGate-51B, FortiGate-80C, FortiGate-80CM, FortiGate-82C, FortiGate-110C, FortiGate-111C, FortiGate-224B, FortiGate-310B, FortiGate-310B-DC, FortiGate-311B, FortiGate-620B, FortiGate-620B-DC, FortiGate-1000A, FortiGate-1000A-LENC, FortiGate-1240B, FortiGate-1000A-AFA2, FortiGate-3016B, FortiGate-3600A, FortiGate-3810A, FortiGate-5001A, FortiGate-5005FA2, FortiWiFi-80C, FortiWiFi-81CM.
The following FortiGate Units use the Extended Antivirus Database by default: FortiGate-3016B, FortiGate-3600A, FortiGate-3810A, FortiGate-5001, FortiGate-5001A, FortiGate-5001FA2, FortiGate-5002FB2, FortiGate-5005FA2.
Note that by default the Normal Antivirus Database is activated on all other FortiGate devices. To activate the Extended Antivirus Database use the following CLI commands:
