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OSSEC / HIDS Rule 30112

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

  • Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
  • Rule ID: 30112
  • Definition status: Present in current source
  • Alert message / subject: Apache: Attempt to access an non-existent file (those are reported on the access.log).
  • Rule level: 0
  • Definition checked: 2026-10-21
  • Alert behavior: Internal grouping or suppressed event; dependent rules may still alert.

Interpretation and response

This event is recorded as “Apache: Attempt to access an non-existent file (those are reported on the access.log).” Review the originating log and the affected host or service to determine whether the activity was expected.

An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.

Documentation

The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.

Rule ID

30112

Status

The wiki marked this rule Active at the source revision. Current definition status is shown above.

Description

This rule reports when a non-existent file error is generated by apache.

Historical response guidance

= False Positives = None. This rule does not shun the offending IP by default and will not block the user. It has no adverse impact the user.

Tuning Recommendations

None.

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_30112, wiki page 506, revision 4354 (20140102). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

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