Intrusion PreventionSMTP.Login.Brute.Force
Description
This indicates a multiple SMTP logon attempt occurring in a short period of time. It indicates that an attacker is attempting a brute force attack on a compromised system (about 100 times in 10 seconds).
Affected Products
All SMTP servers using authentication mechanisms
Impact
Impact of a successful attack could vary, with the worse case being a system compromise.
Recommended Actions
Adjust the threshold to your network.
Monitor the traffic from that network for any suspicious activity.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 24827 |
| Created | Dec 08, 2010 |
| Updated | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Risk |
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| Default Action | pass |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | All |
| Affected App | Other |