| Description | This article describes how to check most updated security version database and how it can be updated. |
| Scope | FortiGate Security Version Database. |
| Solution |
By default:
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. |
