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High Flow Sources

The High Flow Sources sensor tracks host flows and detects sudden changes in output that may indicate server misconfiguration, virus infection, or unauthorized activity, such as BitTorrent server activity.

Troubleshooting a High Flow Sources Alert

An alert from the High Flow Sources sensor may indicate an increase in connections. The increase is often caused by the introduction of a new authorized or unauthorized application on the network.

Find the source and investigate. The behavior may indicate the presence of a BitTorrent or other peer-to-peer file sharing server.

Peer-to-peer file-sharing or other unauthorized activity often consumes excessive network resources. This type of activity potentially can expose your enterprise to copyright-infringement legal action.