FortiGate-400 Installation and Configuration Guide Version 2.50 MR2
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Introduction
The FortiGate Antivirus Firewall supports network-based deployment of
application-level services—including antivirus protection and full-scan content filtering.
FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls improve network security, reduce network misuse and
abuse, and help you use communications resources more efficiently without
compromising the performance of your network. FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls are
ICSA-certified for firewall, IPSec and antivirus services.
Your FortiGate Antivirus Firewall is a dedicated easily managed security device that
delivers a full suite of capabilities that include:
• application-level services such as virus protection and content filtering,
• network-level services such as firewall, intrusion detection, VPN, and traffic
shaping.
Your FortiGate Antivirus Firewall employs Fortinet’s Accelerated Behavior and
Content Analysis System (ABACAS™) technology, which leverages breakthroughs in
chip design, networking, security, and content analysis. The unique ASIC-based
architecture analyzes content and behavior in real-time, enabling key applications to
be deployed right at the network edge where they are most effective at protecting your
networks. The FortiGate series complements existing solutions, such as host-based
antivirus protection, and enables new applications and services while greatly lowering
costs for equipment, administration and maintenance.
The FortiGate-400 model meets
enterprise-class requirements for
performance, availability, and reliability.
With throughput up to 500Mbps and
high-availability features including
automatic failover with no session loss, the FortiGate-400 is the choice for mission
critical applications.

Antivirus protection

FortiGate ICSA-certified antivirus protection virus scans web (HTTP), file transfer
(FTP), and email (SMTP, POP3, and IMAP) content as it passes through the
FortiGate. If a virus is found, antivirus protection removes the file containing the virus
from the content stream and forwards an replacement message to the intended
recipient.