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Re: [Snort-sigs] [Snort-users] Snort rule to detect Windows PE Executabl

Subject: Re: [Snort-sigs] [Snort-users] Snort rule to detect Windows PE Executable Downloads
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:27:10 -0500
You will have to change your byte_jump as well, try making it relative to
your MZ match...

Regards,

Will

On 7/13/07, Humes, David G. <David.Humes@jhuapl.edu> wrote:

Removing the depth:2 option seems to have no visible effect. The rule continues to fire on the examples where it worked previously, and fails on the same ones where it didn't work before.

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> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] [Snort-sigs] Snort rule to detect
> Windows PE Executable Downloads
>
>
>
>
> Humes, David G. wrote:
> > alert tcp $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"PE Executable
> > Download"; content:"MZ"; depth:2;
> > byte_jump:4,60,little,from_beginning;
> > content:"PE|00 00|"; within:4; flow:established,from_server;
> > sid:8000143; classtype:bad-unknown; rev:1;)
> >
> > It works this executable, http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe, but not
> > using this,
> http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/x86/putty.exe.
> > Why? Could anyone try it on their sensors and let me know if it
> > behaves any differently.  Or if anyone has any suggestions
> on how to
> > do this that does not involve matching the "!This program cannot be
> > run in DOS mode." string, that would be appreciated.  Sorry Matt, I
> > just don't think you can depend on that string any more.
>
> I think you're right.
>
> The issue with the above is you're assuming the exe is
> starting at the beginning of the packet/stream, which it'll
> not likely be. Drop the depth and try it that way. little
> higher load, but should be more reliable.
>
> If that does the trick then we can put the appropriate
> versions into the bleeding ruleset, and adjust the existing
> to not look for the dos string.
>
> Matt
>
> >
> > I will take a look at the PEHunter plugin that Jamie
> suggests.  But, I
> > think the rule, or something very similar, should work in all cases.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --Dave
> >
> >
> >
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