Get Started
Rules
Documents
Snort 3.0 Beta Available...
 
Get Started
Rules
Documents
Snort 3.0 Beta Available...

Step 1

Find the appropriate package for your operating system and install.

wget https://snort.org/downloads/snort/daq-2.0.6.tar.gz
                      
wget https://snort.org/downloads/snort/snort-2.9.15.1.tar.gz
tar xvzf daq-2.0.6.tar.gz
                      
cd daq-2.0.6
./configure && make && sudo make install
tar xvzf snort-2.9.15.1.tar.gz
                      
cd snort-2.9.15.1
./configure --enable-sourcefire && make && sudo make install
Downloads
daq-2.0.6.tar.gz
snort-2.9.15.1.tar.gz
yum install https://snort.org/downloads/snort/
                      
yum install https://snort.org/downloads/snort/snort-2.9.15.1-1.f29.x86_64.rpm
Downloads

snort-2.9.15.1-1.f29.x86_64.rpm
yum install https://snort.org/downloads/snort/
                      
yum install https://snort.org/downloads/snort/snort-2.9.15.1-1.centos7.x86_64.rpm
Downloads

snort-2.9.15.1-1.centos7.x86_64.rpm
pkg install snort
execute: Snort_2_9_15_1_Installer.exe
Downloads
Snort_2_9_15_1_Installer.exe
Step 2
Sign up/Subscribe

Sign up and get your Oinkcode. We recommend that everyone subscribe to get the latest detections. For those unable to subscribe, creating an account on Snort.org will still give you access to the registered user rule packages.

Step 3

Stay current with the latest updates using PulledPork

wget https://snort.org/downloads/community/community-rules.tar.gz -O community-rules.tar.gz
tar -xvzf community-rules.tar.gz -C /etc/snort/rules
Downloads
opensource.gz
snort3-community-rules.tar.gz
community-rules.tar.gz
Download the rule package that corresponds to your Snort version, for more information on how to retreive your oinkcode.
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-3000.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-3000.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29111.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29111.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29130.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29130.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29141.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29141.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29150.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29150.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29151.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29151.tar.gz
tar -xvzf snortrules-snapshot-<version>.tar.gz -C /etc/snort/rules
Downloads
opensource.gz
snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-3000.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29111.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29130.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29141.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29150.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29151.tar.gz
Download the rule package that corresponds to your Snort version, for more information on how to retreive your oinkcode.
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-3000.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-3000.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29111.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29111.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29130.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29130.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29141.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29141.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29150.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29150.tar.gz
wget https://snort.org/rules/snortrules-snapshot-29151.tar.gz?oinkcode=<oinkcode> -O snortrules-snapshot-29151.tar.gz
tar -xvzf snortrules-snapshot-<version>.tar.gz -C /etc/snort/rules
Downloads
opensource.gz
snortrules-snapshot-2983.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-3000.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29111.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29130.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29141.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29150.tar.gz
snortrules-snapshot-29151.tar.gz
Step 4
Read Docs

For more details please reference our install guides on the documents page.

What is Snort?
It is an open source intrusion prevention system capable of real-time traffic analysis and packet logging.
What is Snort?
It is an open source intrusion prevention system capable of real-time traffic analysis and packet logging.

The following setup guides have been contributed by members of the Snort Community for your use. Comments and questions on these documents should be submitted directly to the author by clicking on the name below.
Official Documentation

Snort Users Manual (HTML)

Snort Team

Snort Users Manual

Snort Team

Registered vs. Subscriber

Joel Esler

Snort FAQ

Snort Team / Open Source Community
Additional Resources

Snort.conf examples

Joel Esler

How to find and use your Oinkcode

Joel Esler

What do the base policies mean?

Joel Esler
Webcast Slides

OpenAppId Detection Webinar

Costas Kleopa
Submit a False Positive
Please sign in and click the false positives tab in your account dashboard
Rule Docs
1-53506
This rule looks for crafted data injected in the "escape" or the "quote" parameters sent to the Horde Groupware Webmail Edition. If crafted successfully, an attacker can get remote code execution on the vulnerable server.
1-53505
This rule looks for crafted data injected in the "escape" or the "quote" parameters sent to the Horde Groupware Webmail Edition. If crafted successfully, an attacker can get remote code execution on the vulnerable server.
1-53496
This rule alerts when an attempt to download an executable matching ClamAV signature Unix.Malware.Mirai-7640009-0 is detected
more documents...
With over 5 million downloads and over 600,000 registered users, it is the most widely deployed intrusion prevention system in the world.
With over 5 million downloads and over 600,000 registered users, it is the most widely deployed intrusion prevention system in the world.