Fortinet FortiGate 2500E AI-Based Inline Malware Prevention, 1-Year (FC-10-02K5E-577-02-12)

Signature-based antivirus catches what it has seen before. Zero-day malware, by definition, hasn’t been seen before, which is the gap the FortiGate 2500E 1-Year FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service (FC-10-02K5E-577-02-12) is built to close. It adds real-time, inline verdicts on unknown files to a FortiGate 2500E, the high-throughput NGFW rated for up to 150 Gbps firewall throughput and 9 Gbps NGFW throughput on its NP6 and CP9 hardware-accelerated architecture. This is a twelve-month subscription license only, delivered electronically, with no hardware included.

What this service covers

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention, known internally as ILMPS, runs unknown files through machine-learning models directly in the traffic path and returns a block-or-allow verdict in sub-second time, without the multi-second hold common to sandbox-style detonation. It complements the FortiGate 2500E’s existing FortiGuard Cloud Sandbox and antivirus signatures rather than replacing them: signatures and sandboxing handle known threats and deep behavioral analysis, while this service targets the fast-moving unknown-file case where speed matters as much as accuracy. The service also carries the built-in MITRE ATT&CK correlation Fortinet ships with ILMPS, which maps a detected file’s behavior to known attacker tactics and speeds up incident triage when something does get flagged.

Who needs the standalone service

This license fits a FortiGate 2500E that already runs FortiGuard IPS, antivirus, or web filtering and needs zero-day file protection layered on top without stepping up to a full bundle. It’s a common add for financial services, healthcare, and any high-throughput edge or data center segment where a single unknown-file compromise carries outsized cost. If the 2500E has no active FortiGuard services yet, the Enterprise subscription is worth pricing out first since it includes this exact protection alongside everything else.

Activation and delivery

The license ties to the FortiGate 2500E’s serial number through FortiCare and activates without a reboot once applied. There’s no physical shipment: Fortinet issues the entitlement electronically and it’s available worldwide the moment it’s registered. A working FortiCare account and an already-licensed 2500E (hardware purchased separately or already owned) are the only prerequisites.

One service vs. the Enterprise bundle

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention is not part of the UTP or ATP tiers for the FortiGate 2500E; Fortinet includes it only in the Enterprise bundle or sells it à la carte, which is this SKU. The table below shows where it sits relative to the three subscription tiers:

Buying this SKU adds the inline malware layer only, on top of whatever else is already licensed on the 2500E. For a 2500E that needs the full stack including this protection, the Enterprise Subscription (FC-10-02K5E-809-02-12) folds it in along with DLP, inline CASB, and attack surface security.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner and issues this license the same way for a customer in Toronto or Tokyo, since delivery is entirely electronic. Reach out before ordering if it’s unclear whether this standalone service or the Enterprise bundle is the better fit for a given 2500E deployment; either way, checkout is secured and the license lands in your inbox the same day.