Talos Rules 2020-08-28
This release adds and modifies rules in several categories.

Talos is releasing SID 54902 to address anomalous DVMRP traffic. This traffic has been associated with DOS incidents.

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the file-identify and protocol-other 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

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091601.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091600.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091501.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091500.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091401.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091300.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091101.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 3000.

The format of the file is:

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

New Rules:


 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (snort3-malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (snort3-malware-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (snort3-file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (snort3-file-identify.rules)

2020-08-29 02:08:32 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2020-08-28

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:


 * 1:54901 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 1:54900 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-OTHER Win.Packed.Emotet-9527878-0 download attempt (malware-other.rules)
 * 3:54902 <-> ENABLED <-> PROTOCOL-OTHER IGMP DVMRP scan attempt (protocol-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:44442 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)
 * 1:44441 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-IDENTIFY Blender blend file magic detected (file-identify.rules)