How to check IPS/antivirus signature are up to date

[Umesh]

Hi All,

How can we verify if IPS/antivirus signature are up to date in Fortigate firewall.

Regards,

Fortigate Firewall learner

[srajeswaran]

You can run "diagnose autoupdate versions" on fortigate and then compare the db versions with the latest pupblished on Fortiguard (https://www.fortiguard.com/services/antivirus).

For example, below output shows the AV db version on my FGT is "Version: 91.07944" and the screenshot from Fortiguard shows the same was released an hour ago and there is one more version available now.

FGT # diagnose autoupdate versions

AV Engine
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Version: 6.00288 signed
Contract Expiry Date: Thu Mar 28 2024
Last Updated using manual update on Mon May 15 17:29:00 2023
Last Update Attempt: Tue Oct 17 10:49:14 2023
Result: No Updates

Virus Definitions
---------
Version: 91.07944
Contract Expiry Date: Thu Mar 28 2024
Last Updated using manual update on Tue Oct 17 10:49:14 2023
Last Update Attempt: Tue Oct 17 10:49:14 2023
Result: Updates Installed

[Umesh]

Hi Suraj,

How can we check latest IPs signature are updated at Firewall.

Thank you.

[srajeswaran]

Compare your current version with the latest version published on Fortiguard ips section - https://www.fortiguard.com/services/ips

[Dannу · Accepted solution]

I recommend to verify this within your FortiGate WebUI under System > FortiGuard.
Related thread.

[Umesh]

Thanks for the update