Description | This article describes how to check if an IP is malicious on the FortiGuard site. |
Scope | FortiGate, FortiGuard. |
Solution |
In this article, an example IP of 167.94.138.41 is used.
Navigate to the following URL. Note the inclusion of 'engine=7'
The indication of engine 7 means that the Options Field is set to IP/Domain/URL as shown in the screenshot below.
https://www.fortiguard.com/search?q=167.94.138.41&engine=7
Example screenshot:
In this example, the IP is tagged as Malicious under Web Filtering, Antispam, IOC, and IP Geolocation.
IP lookup can be done from the FortiGate as well. Navigate to Policy & Object -> Internet Service Database -> IP Address Lookup
Put the IP and it will show the reputation of it.
Note: Reuse the keyword field and check for IPs that are suspected to be Malicious. |
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