POP3: Suspicious POP3 Communication

This signature detects a suspicious POP3 communication. This kind of behavior is mostly observed when someone is trying to scan and send malicious traffic against a network security device using various traffic generation tools.

Short Name
POP3:SUSPICIOUS-COMM
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
POP3
Keywords
Communication POP3 Suspicious
Release Date
12/15/2014
Supported Platforms

mx-19.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-19.4

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.4

srxevo-25.4

vsrx-26.2

srx-26.2

srx-branch-26.2

vsrx3bsd-26.2

mx-12.3

srx-12.3

srx-branch-12.3

vsrx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown

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