Spam Reports
The Spam Reports section includes reports that show details
on spams that have been detected by the firewall. These reports help in
identifying the top spams that have affected the network, analyze
the extent of damage, and also track the source of the spam attack.
On the top right side of the Report screen, there will be three combo boxes. They are:
- Top 5
- Filter by
- Export as
Top 5
The Top 5 combo box lets you choose the level of detail in the reports. By default, the top five values are shown. To show more than 15 values, the
report uses only tables. There is an option to display the Graph only.
- Top 5 (graph & table)
- Top 10 (graph & table)
- Top 15 (table only)
- Top 20 (table only)
- Top 25 (table only)
- Graph only
Below each graph click the Hide Table link to hide the
table. Click the Show Table link to see the table again.
Filter by
The Filter by combo box lets you choose the field of filter in the reports. There will be three field values for filtering. They are:
- Source
- Destination
- Protocol
- Summary
Export as
The Export as combo box lets you choose the format of the reports for export. There will be two formats for exporting. They are:
Click on the PDF to export this report to PDF. Click on the CSV to export this report to CSV format (comma separated values).
The Top Spam Generator report shows the
source of generation for each spam with sender Email address and the number of times the spam was sent.
In this report you will see the following details:
| Field |
Description |
| Host |
The host or IP address that generates the Spam |
| Sender |
Sender Email address |
| Hits |
Number of spam mail sent |
Drilling down the graph or table will give destination of Email, recipient Email address.
The Top Spam Receivers report
shows the top destination IP addresses or host names that have been receiving Spam, along with the recipient Email address and the number of times the spam was received.
In this report you will see the following details:
| Field |
Description |
| Destination |
The host or IP address that generates the Spam |
| Recipient |
Recipient Email address |
| Hits |
The number of times the Spam was sent by the same host |
Drilling down the graph or table will give source of Email, sender Email address.
The Top Spam Rules table shows the overall top spam rules that
have been triggered across this firewall. The table below the graph shows
the rule triggered, and the number of hits.
In this report you will see the top spam rules got triggered and the number of times the rule got triggered.
| Field |
Description |
| Rule Number/ID |
The Spam rule number/ID which was triggered |
| Hits |
The number of times the Spam rule was triggered |
Drilling down the table will give source and destination of Email, sender and receipient Email address.
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