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+name: "Microsoft Spam Confidence Level (SCL) very high and message not in spam folder"
+description: |
+  This rule identifies messages with a Microsoft Spam Confidence Level (SCL) of 8 or 9, indicating a high likelihood of being unwanted. The rule flags these messages when they are not found in the user's spam folder, highlighting a potential risk of malicious or unwanted content.
+references:
+  - "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/anti-spam-spam-confidence-level-scl-about"
+type: "rule"
+severity: "medium"
+source: |
+  type.inbound
+  and any(headers.hops,
+          any(.fields, strings.ilike(.name, "X-ms-exchange-organization-scl")
+          and .value in ("8", "9"))
+  )
+  and external.spam is null
+  and (
+    profile.by_sender().prevalence in ("new", "outlier")
+    or (
+      profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
+      and not profile.by_sender().any_false_positives
+    )
+  )
+attack_types:
+  - "Spam"
+detection_methods:
+  - "Header analysis"
+  - "Sender analysis"
+id: "801a5470-0498-55ba-a590-4cb105038e95"