Talos Rules 2016-10-04
This release adds and modifies rules in several categories.

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the app-detect, malware-cnc, protocol-scada, server-apache and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.

For information about Snort Subscriber Rulesets available for purchase, please visit the Snort product page.

Change logs

2016-10-04 15:06:37 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2016-10-04

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2976.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:40331 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP JBoss default credential login attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:40324 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion default credential login attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40320 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40318 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40321 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat credential disclosure attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40319 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40323 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion RDS admin bypass attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40322 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER CA weblogic default credential login attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40325 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion default credential login attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40326 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER JBoss directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40327 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion fckeditor arbitrary file upload (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40328 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Railo directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40329 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Axis2 directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40330 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER JBoss directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40335 <-> DISABLED <-> APP-DETECT OpenVAS Scanner User-Agent attempt (app-detect.rules)
 * 1:40333 <-> DISABLED <-> PROTOCOL-SCADA Rockwell firmware upload attempt (protocol-scada.rules)
 * 1:40334 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Sality variant outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40316 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40317 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40332 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ruby on Rails Web Console remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:40258 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40259 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40261 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40260 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant initial backdoor download attempt (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40262 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:33594 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Upatre variant outbound connection  (malware-cnc.rules)

2016-10-04 15:06:37 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2016-10-04

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2983.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:40335 <-> DISABLED <-> APP-DETECT OpenVAS Scanner User-Agent attempt (app-detect.rules)
 * 1:40334 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Sality variant outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40333 <-> DISABLED <-> PROTOCOL-SCADA Rockwell firmware upload attempt (protocol-scada.rules)
 * 1:40332 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ruby on Rails Web Console remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:40331 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP JBoss default credential login attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:40330 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER JBoss directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40329 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Axis2 directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40328 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Railo directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40327 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion fckeditor arbitrary file upload (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40326 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER JBoss directory traversal attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40325 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion default credential login attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40324 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion default credential login attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40323 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Adobe ColdFusion RDS admin bypass attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40322 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER CA weblogic default credential login attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:40321 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat credential disclosure attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40320 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40319 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40318 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40317 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)
 * 1:40316 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-APACHE Apache Tomcat default credential login attempt (server-apache.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:33594 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Upatre variant outbound connection  (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40258 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40259 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40260 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant initial backdoor download attempt (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40261 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:40262 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Osx.Trojan.Keydnap variant backdoor detected (malware-cnc.rules)