Fortinet FortiGate 1800F-DC AI-based Inline Malware Prevention, 1-Year (FC-10-D18HF-577-02-12)

Zero-day files do not wait for a signature update. The FortiGate 1800F-DC 1-Year FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service (FC-10-D18HF-577-02-12) puts a real-time, machine-learning inspection layer directly in the traffic path of a FortiGate 1800F-DC for twelve months, catching unknown and previously unseen malware before it reaches the network. It is a subscription license only: no hardware ships, and the entitlement is delivered electronically worldwide the moment activation completes.

What this service covers

Inline Malware Prevention Service (ILMPS) runs an AI-based detection engine on the FortiGate 1800F-DC itself, inspecting files as they cross the firewall rather than waiting on a periodic signature push or an out-of-band sandbox verdict:

• Real-time, in-line inspection: files are evaluated as they traverse the FortiGate, with verdicts returned in sub-second time so traffic is not held up waiting on an external analysis loop.
• Zero-day and unknown-file coverage: the model is built to flag malware that has no existing signature, closing the gap that a purely signature-based antivirus profile leaves open.
• MITRE ATT&CK mapping: detections are correlated against the MITRE ATT&CK matrix, so an analyst reviewing an incident gets adversary technique context immediately instead of building it manually.
• License-only activation: the service turns on against the existing FortiGate 1800F-DC hardware serial; nothing new is racked or shipped.

This is a distinct layer from the standard Advanced Malware Protection (AV) profile and from FortiGate Cloud Sandbox: those remain useful for broader file inspection, while ILMPS specifically targets the inline, sub-second zero-day case.

Who needs the standalone service

This license fits a FortiGate 1800F-DC that already runs baseline protections, IPS, antivirus, FortiCare support, but has no inline zero-day layer yet. Data center and campus core deployments carrying the 1800F-DC tend to be exactly the environments where an unknown-file miss is expensive, high east-west or north-south throughput, regulated data, or a segment that a security team has flagged for stronger malware controls. If the 1800F-DC has no active FortiGuard subscription at all, an Enterprise bundle is the more cost-effective way to get this coverage alongside everything else at once, rather than buying pieces individually.

Where inline malware prevention sits in the FortiGuard lineup

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention ships à la carte or bundled into FortiGate Enterprise Protection. It is not part of the ATP or UTP bundle line-up on the FortiGate 1800F-DC (those bundles cover zero-day exposure through cloud sandbox instead). The table below shows where this service sits against the FortiGuard bundle tiers for the 1800F-DC:

A FortiGate 1800F-DC running the ATP or UTP bundle does not get this specific inline malware layer unless it is added à la carte, which is what this SKU does. Enterprise Protection includes it by default.

Activation & delivery

The license ties to the FortiGate 1800F-DC serial number already registered with FortiCare. After purchase, DataCenter360.ca delivers the entitlement electronically, typically within 0–1 business days, so there is no shipment or customs step involved. Because delivery is electronic, this license is available to any FortiGate 1800F-DC deployment worldwide, unlike hardware, which DataCenter360.ca ships within Canada only.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner, and licenses like this one are provisioned against the real FortiCare record tied to the unit, not a generic key. If a 1800F-DC deployment needs a wider refresh, an Enterprise or UTP bundle at 1 or 3 years is worth comparing against buying this service on its own; either way, checkout is electronic and support comes from a Fortinet-certified team, not a marketplace reseller.