Technical Tip : Disable FortiGuard Services Globally

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Description

This article describes disable FortiGuard, including Antivirus (AV), Web Filtering, and Antispam.

Solution

Disable FortiGuard Services Globally. To disable FortiGuard, including Antivirus (AV), Web Filtering, and Antispam, use the following commands: set avquery-force-off enable  set avquery-force-off enable: This command disables the FortiGuard antivirus query, preventing the device from querying: FortiGuard's AV service. set webfilter-force-off enable set webfilter-force-off enable: This command forces Web Filtering to be turned off, bypassing any Web Filtering services provided by FortiGuard. set antispam-force-off enable set antispam-force-off enable: This command disables the FortiGuard Antispam service, preventing any antispam functionality provided by FortiGuard. Verify the Configuration. Run the following command to confirm that the settings are applied: show full-configuration system fortiguard This will display the current FortiGuard settings. Ensure that the values for avquery-force-off, webfilter-force-off, and antispam-force-off are set to enable.