Re: Snort and IM

[Dustin Webber <dustin.webber () gmail com>]

Josh, 

Looks like this rule is just out of date. The post URL I see for this is `/ajax/mercury/send_messages.php` try that.

On Feb 18, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Josh Bitto <jbitto () onlineschool ca> wrote:

> alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"ET CHAT Facebook Chat (send message)"; 
> flow:established,to_server; content:"POST"; http_method; content:"/ajax/chat/send.php"; http_uri; 
> content:"facebook.com"; http_header; reference:url,doc.emergingthreats.net/2010784; classtype:policy-violation; 
> sid:2010784; rev:3;)
>
>
>
> This rule is the one that was downloaded from snort.org....I don't have any custom rule sets.
>
> I'm able to go to facebook chat and chat up a storm with someone I know and I don't even get an alert on it.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Dustin Webber [dustin.webber () gmail com]
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 12:18 PM
> To: Josh Bitto
> Cc: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Snort and IM
>
> What does your rule look like. Also, isn't that ssl traffic? Are you looking for connections to a certain domain?
>
> Anyway, lets see the rule and in sure we can get this going.
>
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Josh Bitto <jbitto () onlineschool ca<mailto:jbitto () onlineschool ca>> wrote:
>
> I’m having issues where I can’t get the emerging threat rules to fire on instant messaging or logging into teamspeak 
> 3……I know that both my WAN and LAN are working because of other tests that I have conducted. Any ideas on my next 
> course of action to fix the issue?
>
>
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