SFDS is an UNOFFICIAL deployment script for Snort 2.9.15. If other scripts, more advance then this one, will install snort but you will need to configure it and add your own rules, "SFDS" will not only install Snort but will place some basic rules in place so you can immediately start your security system.
This script can be very useful for the fallowing:
Learning Purposes (you what to learn more about security, and Snort is your choice)
Home fast security. (you will like to try Snort for some extra protection and you have an old laptop/pc to spare/dedicate)
Simply create a working folder then clone this git.
sudo mkdir your-folder
cd your-folder
sudo git clone https://github.com/WillyWeiss/SnortFastDeploymentScript.git
sudo tar xvfz sourcecode.tar.gz
sudo chmod +x SFDS
sudo ./SFDS
After the install you will see :
,,_ -*> Snort! <*-
o" )~ Version 2.9.15 GRE (Build 7)
'''' By Martin Roesch & The Snort Team: http://www.snort.org/contact#team
Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Copyright (C) 1998-2013 Sourcefire, Inc., et al.
Using libpcap version 1.8.1
Using PCRE version: 8.39 2016-06-14
Using ZLIB version: 1.2.11
Now, all is left for is to chose on what interface will you like Snort to monitor.
If you are not sure which interface to use, check for the public IPv4 address of your server in the Network settings. You can also use the following commands on your server according to your distribution.
### IF you use IFCONFIG
ifconfig
### Or if you use IP
ip addr
Once you know your ethernet card that you will like to moniotor, just run the below command, replacing eth0
with your own card.
sudo snort -A console -i eth0 -u snort -g snort -c /etc/snort/snort.conf
To run Snort on Debian/Ubuntu as a service in the background you will need to add a startup script for Snort. Open a new a file in a text editor for example with the next command.
sudo nano /lib/systemd/system/snort.service
Enter the following to the file, save and exit the editor and CHANGE your Ethernet card accordingly.
[Unit]
Description=Snort NIDS Daemon
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/snort -q -u snort -g snort -c /etc/snort/snort.conf -i eth0
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
With the service defined, reload the systemctl daemon.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Snort can then be run with the configuration you set up using the command below.
sudo systemctl start snort
The startup script also includes other usual systemctl commands:
stop
restart
status
For example, you can check the status of the service with the following command.
sudo systemctl status snort
tree legendary
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├── preproc_rules
│ ├── decoder.rules
│ ├── preprocessor.rules
│ └── sensitive-data.rules
├── rules
│ ├── app-detect.rules
│ ├── attack-responses.rules
│ ├── backdoor.rules
│ ├── bad-traffic.rules
│ ├── blacklist.rules
│ ├── botnet-cnc.rules
│ ├── browser-chrome.rules
│ ├── browser-firefox.rules
│ ├── browser-ie.rules
│ ├── browser-other.rules
│ ├── browser-plugins.rules
│ ├── browser-webkit.rules
│ ├── cgi-bin.list
│ ├── chat.rules
│ ├── content-replace.rules
│ ├── ddos.rules
│ ├── deleted.rules
│ ├── dns.rules
│ ├── dos.rules
│ ├── experimental.rules
│ ├── exploit-kit.rules
│ ├── exploit.rules
│ ├── file-executable.rules
│ ├── file-flash.rules
│ ├── file-identify.rules
│ ├── file-image.rules
│ ├── file-java.rules
│ ├── file-multimedia.rules
│ ├── file-office.rules
│ ├── file-other.rules
│ ├── file-pdf.rules
│ ├── finger.rules
│ ├── ftp.rules
│ ├── icmp-info.rules
│ ├── icmp.rules
│ ├── imap.rules
│ ├── indicator-compromise.rules
│ ├── indicator-obfuscation.rules
│ ├── indicator-scan.rules
│ ├── indicator-shellcode.rules
│ ├── info.rules
│ ├── local.rules
│ ├── Makefile.am
│ ├── malware-backdoor.rules
│ ├── malware-cnc.rules
│ ├── malware-other.rules
│ ├── malware-tools.rules
│ ├── metasploit_payloads.rules
│ ├── misc.rules
│ ├── multimedia.rules
│ ├── mysql.rules
│ ├── netbios.rules
│ ├── nntp.rules
│ ├── open-test.conf
│ ├── oracle.rules
│ ├── os-linux.rules
│ ├── os-mobile.rules
│ ├── os-other.rules
│ ├── os-solaris.rules
│ ├── os-windows.rules
│ ├── other-ids.rules
│ ├── p2p.rules
│ ├── phishing-spam.rules
│ ├── policy-multimedia.rules
│ ├── policy-other.rules
│ ├── policy.rules
│ ├── policy-social.rules
│ ├── policy-spam.rules
│ ├── pop2.rules
│ ├── pop3.rules
│ ├── protocol-dns.rules
│ ├── protocol-finger.rules
│ ├── protocol-ftp.rules
│ ├── protocol-icmp.rules
│ ├── protocol-imap.rules
│ ├── protocol-nntp.rules
│ ├── protocol-other.rules
│ ├── protocol-pop.rules
│ ├── protocol-rpc.rules
│ ├── protocol-scada.rules
│ ├── protocol-services.rules
│ ├── protocol-snmp.rules
│ ├── protocol-telnet.rules
│ ├── protocol-tftp.rules
│ ├── protocol-voip.rules
│ ├── pua-adware.rules
│ ├── pua-other.rules
│ ├── pua-p2p.rules
│ ├── pua-toolbars.rules
│ ├── rpc.rules
│ ├── rservices.rules
│ ├── scada.rules
│ ├── scan.rules
│ ├── server-apache.rules
│ ├── server-iis.rules
│ ├── server-mail.rules
│ ├── server-mssql.rules
│ ├── server-mysql.rules
│ ├── server-oracle.rules
│ ├── server-other.rules
│ ├── server-samba.rules
│ ├── server-webapp.rules
│ ├── shellcode.rules
│ ├── smtp.rules
│ ├── snmp.rules
│ ├── specific-threats.rules
│ ├── spyware-put.rules
│ ├── sql.rules
│ ├── telnet.rules
│ ├── tftp.rules
│ ├── virus.rules
│ ├── VRT-License.txt
│ ├── web-activex.rules
│ ├── web-attacks.rules
│ ├── web-cgi.rules
│ ├── web-client.rules
│ ├── web-coldfusion.rules
│ ├── web-frontpage.rules
│ ├── web-iis.rules
│ ├── web-misc.rules
│ ├── web-php.rules
│ └── x11.rules
└── so_rules
├── bad-traffic.rules
├── chat.rules
├── dos.rules
├── exploit.rules
├── icmp.rules
├── imap.rules
├── misc.rules
├── multimedia.rules
├── netbios.rules
├── nntp.rules
├── p2p.rules
├── pop3.rules
├── smtp.rules
├── sql.rules
├── web-activex.rules
├── web-client.rules
├── web-iis.rules
└── web-misc.rules