WAF 390150

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Rule ID

390150

Status

Active rule currently published.

Alert Message

Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: Possible spamtool installed on system

Description

This rule detects if a running web pplication appears to be a known or suspected spamming tool. It does this by looking at the output from the application.

False Positives

A false positive can occur when an application legitimately behaves in a manner similar to a spamming tool, or if its output matches known patterns used by spamming tools. The rules contain a large library of known web applications and safe methods that a non-maliciouns, and can detect these known safe web applications and non-malicious methods and ignore them. However it is possible for a new or custom application to trigger this application and incorrectly trigger this rule.

It is not recommended that you disable this rule if you have a false positive. If you believe this is a false positive, please report this to our security team to determine if this is a legitimate case, or if its clever attack on your system. Instructions to report false positives are detailed on the Reporting False Positives wiki page. If it is a false positive, we will fix the issue in the rules and get a release out to you promptly.

Tuning Guidance

If you know that this behavior is acceptable for your application, you can tune it by following the Tuning the Atomicorp WAF Rules page.

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