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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 09:02:36 -0400
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.  

-----Original Message-----
From: snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net 
[mailto:snort-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf 
Of Matt Jonkman
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:32 PM
To: Humes, David G.
Cc: snort-sigs@lists.sourceforge.net; 
snort-users@lists.sourceforge.net
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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