The above post from @Isack2230 is correct - after some discussions with the folks who maintain the NBAR protocol packs, we got some clarification from them that the "statistical" rules are all considered "best-effort" on their part. Per some requests, the protocol pack documentation has been updated to ensure it's more clear these rules may not be as accurate as others: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/qos_nbar/prot_lib/config_library/nbar2-protocols/nbar2-protocols/s.html#wp2346607100 For now, because of the continued issues we've seen reported with its accuracy and false positive rate, the rule has been disabled on Dashboard, and should no longer be configured or configurable. Side note: it remains to be seen if complaints come up with any of the other "statistical" rules in the protocol pack, since they're all similarly flagged as potentially being inaccurate in the PPACK documentation. We aren't currently entertaining ideas to disable any other rules, but we'll be keeping an eye on complaints and case data that might prompt us to reconsider this position in the future.
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