Manually Upload Files to the WildFire Portal
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Manually Upload Files to the WildFire Portal

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Manually Upload Files to the WildFire Portal

Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama)
  • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • NGFW (Managed by PAN-OS or Panorama)
  • VM-Series
  • CN-Series
  • Advanced WildFire License
    For Prisma Access, this is usually included with your Prisma Access license.
All Palo Alto Networks customers with a support account can use the Palo Alto Networks WildFire portal to manually submit up to five samples a day for analysis. If you have an Advanced WildFire or WildFire subscription, you can manually submit samples to the portal as part of your 1000 sample uploads daily limit; however, keep in mind that the 1000 sample daily limit also includes WildFire API submissions.
  1. Manually upload files or URLs to the WildFire portal for analysis.
    1. Log in to the WildFire Portal.
    2. Click Upload Sample on the menu bar.
      • To submit files for analysis, select File Upload and Open the files you want to submit for analysis.Click Start to begin analysis of a single file, or click Start Upload to submit all the files you added for analysis.
      • To submit a URL for analysis, click URL Upload, enter a URL, and Submit for analysis.
    3. Close the Uploaded File Information pop-up.
  2. View the verdict and analysis results for the file.
    Please wait at least five minutes for Advanced WildFire to analyze the sample.
    Because a manual upload is not associated with a specific firewall, manual uploads do not show session information in the reports.
    1. Return to the WildFire Portal dashboard.
    2. In the Previous 1 Hour section, select Manual under the source column to view analysis information for the latest manually-submitted samples.
    3. Find the files or URLs you uploaded and click the detail icon to the left of the Received Time.