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      anx @bmeeks
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      @bmeeks this is fantastic information. I will remove Suricata and install Snort . 1Gb not a chance here :)

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        anx
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        It seems that there is an issue with Server ?
        The process will require 80 MiB more space.
        2 MiB to be downloaded.
        [1/4] Fetching pfSense-pkg-snort-3.2.9.11.txz: .......... done
        [2/4] Fetching snort-2.9.16.txz: . done
        pkg-static: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_5_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_5/All/snort-2.9.16.txz: Operation timed out
        Failed

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          bmeeks @anx
          last edited by

          @anx said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

          It seems that there is an issue with Server ?
          The process will require 80 MiB more space.
          2 MiB to be downloaded.
          [1/4] Fetching pfSense-pkg-snort-3.2.9.11.txz: .......... done
          [2/4] Fetching snort-2.9.16.txz: . done
          pkg-static: https://pkg.pfsense.org/pfSense_v2_4_5_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_5/All/snort-2.9.16.txz: Operation timed out
          Failed

          Yes, it does seem to be an issue with the package repo server. Give it a few minutes and retry.

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            DaddyGo @bmeeks
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            @bmeeks I don’t like to write (cringe text) therefore I only need to tell how good other person is

            your style is frenetic, especially as you steer the beginner OP onto the right way
            maybe you also worked as a teacher at some point?

            Cats bury it so they can't see it!
            (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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              anx @DaddyGo
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              @DaddyGo said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

              etic, especially as you steer the beginner OP onto the right way
              maybe you also worked as a teacher at some point?

              It's true, it's very rare to find such an approach to other people

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              • DaddyGoD
                DaddyGo
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                I told you to listen to him and follow (I also learned many - many new things from IPS / IDS from his descriptions and from him "jflsakfja", but unfortunately he is no longer with us

                in this confusing world such a mentality, huhuhuh .... rare

                you are also a good guy, others right away they are demanding and think they "shiting" out IT

                Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                  anx
                  last edited by anx

                  I enabled the IPS Policy to check it. However, still is showing that the blocking is disabled on LAN.

                  am I doing something wrong? thanks

                  nn.PNG

                  Also, noticed that only these alerts I can see.

                  2.PNG

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                    bmeeks @DaddyGo
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                    @DaddyGo said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                    @bmeeks I don’t like to write (cringe text) therefore I only need to tell how good other person is

                    your style is frenetic, especially as you steer the beginner OP onto the right way
                    maybe you also worked as a teacher at some point?

                    In fact I was a technical instructor for a number of years in my career. I first worked on, and then later taught others how to work on, nuclear power plant control systems. Later I moved over to the Information Technology side of things and worked in cyber security for a number of years before retiring early to enjoy life before I get too old to do so ... ☺.

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                      bmeeks @anx
                      last edited by bmeeks

                      @anx said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                      I enabled the IPS Policy to check it. However, still is showing that the blocking is disabled on LAN.

                      am I doing something wrong? thanks

                      nn.PNG

                      Also, noticed that only these alerts I can see.

                      2.PNG

                      Enabling a policy will not automatically turn on blocking in either Suricata or Snort. For Snort, you will need to manually enable blocking on the INTERFACE SETTINGS page for the interface. If I recall the setting is called Block Offenders. However, don't rush to enable that until you learn more about tuning your rules.

                      Those HTTP_INSPECT alerts are the false positives I was talking about. There are several of those rules which alert these days on web traffic that is actually not malicious. Look through those alerts and click the red X beside the GID:SID (Generator ID and Signature ID) column on the ALERTS tab to disable those false positive rules. I personally have a number of those rules disabled in my setup.

                      Here is a link to an older and long thread with posts from various users showing which rules they enable and disable and why: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/50708/suricata-snort-master-sid-disablesid-conf. It's a good place to start learning about alert suppression and rule disabling.

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                        anx
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                        Hi guys,

                        How to check if actually IDS is working? I have installed PfBlockerNG to block Adds only.

                        Since then, I dont see any IDS alerts. Hmm

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                        • DaddyGoD
                          DaddyGo
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                          Hi,

                          if you have the ability to run a KaliLinux virtual machine (or nativ), you will find all the tools for the different tests.
                          I hope you meant pfBlockerNG -devel

                          Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                          (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                            anx
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                            @DaddyGo said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                            pfBlockerNG -devel

                            Yes, Devel version.

                            Ok, will try with Kali. thanks

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                              bmeeks @anx
                              last edited by bmeeks

                              @anx said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                              @DaddyGo said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                              pfBlockerNG -devel

                              Yes, Devel version.

                              Ok, will try with Kali. thanks

                              If you have put Snort or Suricata on your LAN, you will need to direct your Kali machine towards that interface.

                              With a properly tuned IDS you actually don't want to see any alerts as a normal thing. A few alerts now and then is what you would expect. For example, on my LAN my most recent Snort alerts are from April 30th of this year. And those were two HTTP_INSPECT preprocessor rules that mine and my wife's iPhones triggered. I run the IPS Balanced policy on my LAN along with a handful of the ET Open categories.

                              Because I frequently need data to test with, I also run a Snort instance on my WAN and use a pair of ET Open "known bad IP address" categories enabled there purely to generate alerts for research. I run the Emerging CIARMY and Emerging DSHIELD categories on my WAN to generate that testing data. These two categories are actually just lists of IP addresses from known bad actors. They generate several hundred alerts per day on my WAN from the random Internet "noise" that is always there due to bots scanning for open ports and such.

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                                anx
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                                Hi Guys

                                Is there any way that when the pfBlockerNG -devel will block website, will actually block it with some information that is blocked by it? Instead that SSL is invalid? thanks
                                Pfblocker.PNG

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                                • DaddyGoD
                                  DaddyGo
                                  last edited by DaddyGo

                                  @anx said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                                  Hi Guys
                                  Is there any way that when the pfBlockerNG -devel will block website, will actually block it with some information that is blocked by it? Instead that SSL is invalid? thanks

                                  It is included in the name of "advertising"
                                  have you activated the AD block list?

                                  SSL:

                                  107bff27-30bb-4099-97b3-f0334cd7284a-image.png

                                  Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                                  (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                                    bmeeks @anx
                                    last edited by

                                    @anx said in Suricata IDS and IPS:

                                    Hi Guys

                                    Is there any way that when the pfBlockerNG -devel will block website, will actually block it with some information that is blocked by it? Instead that SSL is invalid? thanks
                                    Pfblocker.PNG

                                    You will get more responses and better answers to pfBlockerNG questions by posting your question over in the pfBlockerNG forum here: https://forum.netgate.com/category/62/pfblockerng.

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                                      anx
                                      last edited by anx

                                      Yes, and i am happy to block it. But rather to have ssl invalid would be nice to have information that the pfBlockerNG blocked ad . I See that the blocker replaced the cert ? Tools.PNG

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                                        DaddyGo @anx
                                        last edited by DaddyGo

                                        @anx

                                        exactly:
                                        (I know you love to learn, this is an older post (thread) but worth reading)
                                        https://forum.netgate.com/topic/147785/pfblockerng-devel-dnsbl-cert-error

                                        Reddit threads as well, if it is possible

                                        edit:
                                        BTW: Follow @bmeeks Bill's advice, if your question falls into this group (category) and you'd get to know pfBlockerNG, there are good professionals here.😉

                                        https://forum.netgate.com/category/62/pfblockerng.

                                        Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                                        (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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