| Description | This article describes how to disable IOC detection on FortiAnalyzer without an IOC license (demo mode IOC) to avoid false positive IOC alerts. |
| Scope | FortiAnalyzer. |
| Solution |
FortiAnalyzer Indicator of Compromise (IOC) can detect compromised hosts by checking traffic against Threat Intelligence DB (TIDB). With a valid IOC license, FortiAnalyzer will use the updated TIDB package from FortiGuard when performing IOC scans.
However, without a valid IOC license, FortiAnalyzer will use the demo TIDB package, which is not updated. This may cause the FortiAnalyzer to generate false positive IOC alerts on non-compromised hosts.
If FortiAnalyzer is generating false positive IOC alerts, follow the steps below to disable IOC scanning in FortiAnalyzer.
diagnose test application sqllogd 204 stats
FortiAnalyzer with a valid IOC license will have the command output as shown below:
diagnose test application sqllogd 204 license status License of post breach detection installed
whereas a FortiAnalyzer without a valid IOC license will have an output as below:
diagnose test application sqllogd 204 license status There is no license of post breach detection.
config system log ioc set notification disable set rescan-status disable set status disable end |
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