Fortinet FortiGate 31G Inline Malware Prevention Service, 1-Year (FC-10-GT31G-577-02-12)

Signature antivirus catches malware it already knows. The gap is the file nobody has flagged yet. The FortiGate 31G 1-Year FortiGuard AI-based Inline Malware Prevention Service (FC-10-GT31G-577-02-12) closes that gap by running Fortinet’s machine-learning malware models directly in the traffic path, so a suspicious or never-seen file can be judged and blocked inline before it reaches an endpoint. It is one of the FortiGuard services that defines the Enterprise tier, sold here as a standalone subscription with no hardware and electronic delivery worldwide.

What this service adds

Inline Malware Prevention extends the 31G’s antivirus engine with AI detection that does not depend on a prior signature:

• AI/ML inline analysis: Fortinet’s trained malware models score files in real time as they pass through the firewall, catching variants and zero-day samples that signature matching misses.
• Inline blocking, not just alerting: a verdict is reached in the traffic path, so a malicious file is stopped before delivery rather than flagged after the fact.
• FortiGuard-backed updates: the models are maintained and refreshed by FortiGuard Labs over the life of the subscription.
• Works with existing AV: it layers on top of the device’s standard antivirus to raise the catch rate against unknown threats.

An Enterprise-tier service

AI-based Inline Malware Prevention is part of the Enterprise FortiGuard package for the FortiGate 31G, above the ATP and UTP tiers. Buying this single line turns on that one capability. The table shows where it sits relative to the bundled tiers:

If you want this protection plus the rest of the Enterprise capabilities, the Enterprise subscription (FC-10-GT31G-809-02-12) bundles them together and usually works out better per service than buying lines individually.

Who needs the standalone line

This standalone service fits a FortiGate 31G that already carries UTP-level coverage and now needs the inline, AI-based malware layer specifically, for example to satisfy a security requirement that calls out unknown-threat or zero-day protection. If the 31G is being built up from little or no coverage, stepping straight to the Enterprise bundle is the more complete and usually more economical route.

Activation and delivery

The license is issued electronically and tied to a specific FortiGate 31G by serial number. Once registered, the inline malware models activate on the device and update for the full 12-month term. Nothing ships, and a valid 31G must be in place before activation.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner serving customers worldwide. Because this is an Enterprise-tier line, we will gladly compare the standalone price against the full Enterprise bundle for your 31G so you can see which path actually costs less for the coverage you want, then deliver whichever you choose electronically.