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NSE4 · Question #101

Which statement is correct regarding virus scanning on a FortiGate unit?

The correct answer is C. Virus scanning must be enabled in a security profile, which must be applied to a firewall policy. Virus scanning on a FortiGate unit is not enabled by default; it requires explicit configuration within a security profile and application of that profile to a firewall policy.

Submitted by viktor_hu· Apr 18, 2026Security Profiles and Content Inspection

Question

Which statement is correct regarding virus scanning on a FortiGate unit?

Options

  • AVirus scanning is enabled by default.
  • BFortinet customer support enables virus scanning remotely for you.
  • CVirus scanning must be enabled in a security profile, which must be applied to a firewall policy.
  • DEnabling virus scanning in a security profile enables virus protection for all traffic flowing through

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    8% (3)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    86% (32)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Virus scanning on a FortiGate unit is not enabled by default; it requires explicit configuration within a security profile and application of that profile to a firewall policy.

AVirus scanning is enabled by default.

Virus scanning is a resource-intensive feature and is not enabled by default to allow administrators to control its application to specific traffic flows.

BFortinet customer support enables virus scanning remotely for you.

Fortinet customer support provides assistance and troubleshooting, but they do not remotely enable or configure security features like virus scanning for customers.

CVirus scanning must be enabled in a security profile, which must be applied to a firewall policy.Correct

For antivirus scanning to be active on a FortiGate, an Antivirus security profile must be configured to enable virus scanning, and this profile then needs to be explicitly applied to one or more firewall policies that handle the traffic to be inspected.

DEnabling virus scanning in a security profile enables virus protection for all traffic flowing through

Applying a security profile with virus scanning enabled to a firewall policy only applies virus protection to the traffic that matches *that specific* firewall policy, not all traffic flowing through the FortiGate.

Concept tested: FortiGate antivirus deployment

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/526786/antivirus

Topics

#Antivirus#Security Profiles#Firewall Policies#Content Inspection

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