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Re: Signature false positive update #2590: msg#00090

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Subject: Re: Signature false positive update #2590

> False Positives: Any time a message contains "MAIL FROM" in any part of the
> body this rule will trigger. The words "email from" are extremely common in
> disclaimers and bulk ads. Any large site will see false positives on this
> signature thousands of times per week.

Can you try this change at let me know if it solves some of your false
positives please?

replace this:
content:"MAIL FROM"; nocase; isdataat:260; content:!"|0A|"; within:256;
with this:
content:"MAIL"; nocase; isdataat:260; pcre:"/^MAIL\s+FROM[^\n]{256}/smi";

thanks,
Brian


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