PhishGuard was tested to handle large records based on a high-level testing approach. So the below sections should be taken under considerations when you launch your campaigns.
Load Model
Transaction | Duration | Transactions per hour |
Campaign Launch | 300 Users / Min | 18,000 User |
Sending Campaign Emails | 22 Email / Min | 1,320 Email |
Uploading Emails through CSV | 10 Users / Sec | 36,000 User |
Observations
This load test was executed with 25,000 email targets by launching a phishing campaign to all users. Numerous exceptions were noticed during this test run related to blacklist from the Firewall of the SMTP account and therefore we recommend schedule the campaign to run for days by specifying “Send Emails By” Option which will send emails evenly between the “Launch Date” and this date.
Assumptions
PhishGuard assume the following to be implemented before the attempt to launch a phishing campaign:
- Whitelist the email which will be used as the Sender Profile
- Whitelist the email used in the spam filter so it does not reach to spam/junk folder
- Unblock automatic picture downloads in email messages for that email
- Add the Domain @domain to Safe Senders List
Risks
There will be some risks when launching a campaign with a large number of email targets so it has to be done carefully especially when using a free email client. We have found the below limits for the free email clients:
| Email Client | Limit per day | Known Issues |
Gmail | 100-150 Emails | Block till the rest of the day Mark the sender as spam |
Hotmail | 300 Emails | Block till the rest of the day |
Yahoo | 100 Emails | Block till the rest of the day
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Data Preparation
Below table to be followed when uploading users through CSV file format from the user groups section. Example of the CSV file is in the below table:
First Name | Last Name | Email | Phone | Position |
Ahmed | Ali | | 9665xxxxxxxxx | CEO |