Chapter 26 Configuring the Botnet Traffic Filter

Where to Go Next

Command

Purpose

 

 

Monitoring > Botnet Traffic Filter > Dynamic

Shows information about the dynamic database, including when the

Database

dynamic database was last downloaded, the version of the database, how

 

many entries the database contains, and 10 sample entries.

 

 

Monitoring > Botnet Traffic Filter > ASP Table

Shows the Botnet Traffic Filter rules that are installed in the accelerated

Hits

security path.

 

 

Where to Go Next

•To configure the syslog server, see Chapter 41, “Configuring Logging,” in the general operations configuration guide.

•To block connections with an access rule, see Chapter 7, “Configuring Access Rules.”

Feature History for the Botnet Traffic Filter

Table 26-1lists each feature change and the platform release in which it was implemented. ASDM is backwards-compatible with multiple platform releases, so the specific ASDM release in which support was added is not listed.

Table 26-1

Feature History for the Botnet Traffic Filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platform

 

Feature Name

 

Releases

Feature Information

 

 

 

Botnet Traffic Filter

8.2(1)

This feature was introduced.

 

 

 

Automatic blocking, and blacklist category and

8.2(2)

The Botnet Traffic Filter now supports automatic blocking

threat level reporting.

 

of blacklisted traffic based on the threat level. You can also

 

 

 

view the category and threat level of malware sites in

 

 

 

statistics and reports.

 

 

 

The 1 hour timeout for reports for top hosts was removed;

 

 

 

there is now no timeout.

 

 

 

The following screens were introduced or modified:

 

 

 

Configuration > Firewall > Botnet Traffic Filter > Traffic

 

 

 

Settings, and Monitoring > Botnet Traffic Filter > Infected

 

 

 

Hosts.

 

 

 

 

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