# Error: "Can not load indicators feed without AV & AB blades enabled, please enable AV & AB and try again"

**Product**: Anti-Virus, Maestro HyperScale Firewall, Scalable Chassis  
**Version**: R81.20  
**Last Modified**: 2026-02-18

## Symptoms
- Adding IoC feed from the CLI fails with an error "Can not load indicators feed without AV & AB Blades enabled, please enable AV & AB and try again", although the Anti-Virus and Anti-Bot blades were enabled in a Quantum Maestro environment.

## Cause
The Anti-Virus blade failed to load IoC feeds. Although Anti-Virus and Anti-Bot were enabled on Maestro, the users receive an alert indicating that the blades were disabled.

## Solution
This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:
- [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.20/Default.htm) starting from Take 126

If you choose not to upgrade, Check Point can supply a **Hotfix**. [Contact Check Point Support](https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/.contact-support/) to get a Hotfix for this issue.

A Support Engineer will make sure the Hotfix is compatible with your environment before providing the Hotfix.

For faster resolution and verification, please collect [CPinfo files](http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk92739) from the Security Management Server and Security Gateways involved in the case.

**Hotfix installation instructions:**  
Refer to [sk168597 - How to install a Hotfix](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk168597).

#### NOTE
This solution has been verified for the specific scenario, described by the combination of Product, Version and Symptoms. It may not work in other scenarios.

## Article Properties  
**Access Level**: General  
**Status**: Approved by TAC  
**Date Created**: 2025-03-07  
**Last Modified**: 2026-02-18