Technical Tip: How to check most updated security version database on FortiGate

By default:

• Botnet Domain Database -- > BOTNET Domain and Reputation DB
• Internet-service Database Apps -- > Internet Services
• Mobile Malware Definitions -- > Mobile Services
• Virus Definitions -- > Anti-virus
• Application Definitions -- > Intrusion Prevention

Note: 

The antivirus (AV) database is updated globally, and all policies use the same database. It only needs to be applied to any policy to receive the update. If not applied, the policy won't receive the update. The same applies to IPS or ISDB.

To check if this is updated by schedule (default) – daily every 2 hours.

To check the current security database status:

All the updates originate from FortiGuard. To check the most updated version, refer to:

URL: Fortiguard.com

Navigate down to the page, where service updates can be seen.

If one of the above is selected, the user will be redirected to a new page (for example: anti-virus), where the version history and more detailed information can be seen.

Let’s now check the antivirus database version.

FortiGuard:

Upon checking the Antivirus database:

It shows that the database is not the latest one, in this case to update the database manually run the following:

execute update-av

Or, to update the individual database:

execute update-av                                  Update AV engine/definitions.
execute update-external-resource         Download external resource.
execute update-ffdb-on-demand        Update ondemand FFDB from FDS.
execute update-geo-ip                           Update IP Geography DB.
execute update-ips                                Update IPS engine/definitions.
execute update-list                              Download update server list.
execute update-now                                Update now.
execute update-src-vis                        Update src-vis object.