Fortinet FortiGate 61F AI-Based Inline Malware Prevention, 1-Year (FC-10-0061F-577-02-12)

Signature matching stops the malware a scanner already recognizes. The harder problem is the file nothing has seen before. The FortiGate 61F 1-Year AI-Based Inline Malware Prevention Service (FC-10-0061F-577-02-12) takes on that problem for a FortiGate 61F, running machine-learning models that inspect files inline and return a verdict in well under a second, blocking unknown and zero-day malware in real time before it reaches the endpoint. It is a subscription license only, with no hardware and electronic delivery worldwide.

What this service adds

Inline Malware Prevention extends the 61F’s anti-malware reach from known threats to unknown ones, without waiting on a sandbox detonation cycle:

• Real-time inline verdicts: files are judged as they pass through the firewall and malicious ones are stopped on the spot, not flagged after delivery.
• AI and machine-learning detection: models trained by FortiGuard Labs recognize the traits of malware they have never encountered, including freshly built variants.
• Zero-day and unknown-file focus: the service targets the category traditional signatures miss, the first-seen sample with no known hash.
• Sub-second decisions: verdicts arrive fast enough to keep inline blocking practical on a live link, so protection does not slow the connection.

Who needs the standalone service

This license fits when inline prevention against unknown malware is the specific layer being added to a 61F that already carries other coverage, such as an active IPS or antivirus subscription and a FortiCare contract. It is the right buy when you want to bolt real-time zero-day blocking onto an existing deployment instead of re-buying a whole bundle. If the 61F has little active protection yet, a bundle is the more economical starting point.

Standalone service versus the subscription bundles

AI-Based Inline Malware Prevention is bundled only at the Enterprise tier; it is not part of the ATP or UTP packages, which rely on cloud sandboxing for unknown-threat detection instead. Buying this license adds the inline prevention layer on its own. The table below shows where this service sits and what each bundle tier includes around it:

If the goal is to put the 61F on full coverage, the Enterprise subscription (FC-10-0061F-809-02-12) already includes this inline prevention service as part of its scope, while the UTP subscription (FC-10-0061F-950-02-12) covers the broad web and network layers without it. This standalone license is the way to add inline prevention to a device you do not want to move onto Enterprise.

Activation and delivery

The license is issued electronically and registered to a specific FortiGate 61F by serial number. Once applied, the inline malware models and updates push to the appliance for the full twelve-month term. Nothing ships, and a valid 61F is required before activation.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner serving customers worldwide. If you are weighing this standalone service against moving the 61F onto the Enterprise bundle that contains it, we can walk through the cost comparison before you order. Licenses are genuine, issued electronically, and the checkout is fully secured.