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Install and Configure Snort IDS On Windows 7

This document provides steps to install and configure Snort IDS on Windows 7. It involves: 1. Running Snort in various modes from the command prompt to test functionality 2. Configuring the Snort configuration file (snort.conf) to address errors, including changing file paths and rules 3. Modifying the snort.conf file to reference rule files and enable detection of network traffic 4. Running Snort with the configured snort.conf file to test intrusion detection functionality.

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Install and Configure Snort IDS On Windows 7

This document provides steps to install and configure Snort IDS on Windows 7. It involves: 1. Running Snort in various modes from the command prompt to test functionality 2. Configuring the Snort configuration file (snort.conf) to address errors, including changing file paths and rules 3. Modifying the snort.conf file to reference rule files and enable detection of network traffic 4. Running Snort with the configured snort.conf file to test intrusion detection functionality.

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Install and Configure Snort IDS on Windows 7

1 1. Basic snort usage Open command prompt (RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR) and go to the destination folder which is C:\snort\bin> And t pe C:\snort\bin>snort !t will run snort" # #. $o show interfaces t pe: C:\snort\bin>snort %&

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'. (nort as a pac)et sniffer $ pe C:\snort\bin>snort *d %d+ $o show the application la er data in the pac)et. ,. C:\snort\bin>snort %de&here %e + $o displa the lin) la er data in pac)et %- + -erbose mode .. $o specif interfaces

C:\snort\bin>snort %- %i 1 %! + specif interfaces /ere ! select m interface which is 1. !f ou are using -mware or -irtual bo0 (elect our lan interface which could be #1' or ma be ,. %- + 2erbose will show all data with highlight the attac)ed data.

(nort in !3( mode :


$ pe cmd in window search1 select it and right clic) on it and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR than t pe: C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii &here: %c + Configure file to use (role file to use) %l + 3irector to log %4 + 5ogging mode 6pcap (default)1 ascii1 none 7 Now you will get t e !st error (hown in snapshot

8ow ou ha-e to open snort.conf file for editing it. &hich is located in c:\snort\etc\ /ere error is in line no" #$ go to the line no ,. and replace word

%I&'ar to 'ar9 (replace all) Now Run again C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii (ou will get )nd error

which is in line no. #,: ;or this :% first ou ha-e to change the path which will be li)e this C:\snort\lib\snort<d namicpreprocessor\ (econd go to the path C:\snort\lib\snort<d namicpreprocessor\ and cop all file from it And paste it into notepad and delete full path remain onl file name which is li)e this (sf<dns.dll) than cop again all file and paste it into config file .. at line no. #,= And most important merge this name before all 9.dll file9. (d namicpreprocessor C:\(nort\lib\snort<d namicpreprocessor\)

&hich will loo) li)e this :%

Now Run again C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii (ou will get *rd error

line no. #>. and #>? Change the path for d namicengine and d namicrules &ith this c:\snort\lib and change the 9.(O9 e0tension to 9.dll9 &hich will loo) li)e this :%

Now Run again C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii (ou will get #t error

;or this:% ma)e a folder name snort<d namicrules in C:\snort\lib\ Now Run again C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii (ou will get $t error

line no. #:? to #?, ;or this:% comment all preprocessor normali@e lines +using ,&hich will loo) li)e this :%

Now Run again C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii (ou will get .t error

;or this :% create te0t document in c:\snort\rules\ of name /w ite0list"rules1

Now Run again C:\snort\bin>snort %c c:\snort\etc\snort.conf %l c:\snort\log %4 ascii (ou will get 7t error

which is same as pre-ious error ;or this :% create te0t document in c:\snort\rules\ of name /2lac30list"rules1

Now o&en t e snort"conf file for some modification w ic are4""


!n 5ine no. 1A, change the path of -ar BC5D<EA$/ (uch as :% c56snort6rules (ame as line no. 1A. and 1A> &hich will loo) li)e this:%

8ow inline no. 11' and 11, &hich is -ar &/!$D<5!($<EA$/ ..Frules -ar B5AC4<5!($<EA$/ ..Frules

change the 78 9 into 7 6 9 which will loo) li)e :% prefer pre-ious snap shot. 8ow go to the line no. .#. and .#> (earch for these line whitelist G&/!$D<5!($<EA$/Fwhite<list.rules1 \ blac)list GB5AC4<5!($<EA$/Fblac)<list.rules and change 789 into 769 which will loo) li)e :%

8ow go to the line no. .:# which is include GBC5D<EA$/Fblac)list.rules Change the name blac)list into blac)<list" &hich will loo) li)e:%

:inally run t is command C56snort6;in<snort =i ! =l c56snort6log =c c56snort6etc6snort"conf =T %$ + $est and report on the current snort configure Hou will get the message that

Snort successfully 'alidated t e configuration> Hou can also run it in console mode for this" C56snort6;in<snort =i ! =l c56snort6log =c c56snort6etc6snort"conf =A console &here %A + set alert mode: fast 1full1console1test or none :or detecting in IDS 5= Io to the rules folder and icm&=info rules and uncomment t pe ? rules and windows t pe ? rule which are at line no. 'A 1 '.1 '= 1,. than run command C56snort6;in<snort =i ! =l c56snort6log =c c56snort6etc6snort"conf =A console And ping our s stem from different s stem ou will get the notification.. which will all stored in ?og folder.

Or run this cmd C56snort6;in<snort =i !=l c56snort6log =c c56snort6etc6snort"conf =@ ascii And ping our s stem from different s stem ou will get the notification.. which will all stored in ?og folder in A(C!! mode.

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