Re: question on --tweaks max_detect

["Russ Combs \(rucombs\) via Snort-devel" <snort-devel () lists snort org>]

Hi Noah,

Try commenting out the below line max_detect.lua.  We are planning to remove that; from security.lua as well.  The 
default allows midstream pickups.

stream_tcp.require_3whs = 0

Russ

From: Snort-devel <snort-devel-bounces () lists snort org> on behalf of Noah Dietrich <noah_dietrich () 86penny org>
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 1:39 PM
To: "snort-devel () lists snort org" <snort-devel () lists snort org>
Subject: [Snort-devel] question on --tweaks max_detect

Hello,

I have a question on the --tweaks max_detect flag.
when i run it, i'm actually seeing less alerts generated as when i don't include that flag, which seems 
counter-intuitive.

The command i'm running:
sudo snort -c /usr/local/etc/snort/snort.lua -r ~/pcaps/maccdc2012_00000.pcap -A alert_fast -s 65535 -k none --tweaks 
max_detect

my snort.lua is attached, i'm using the Registered ruleset and builtin rules on snort 3.0.1 b2, ubuntu 20 x64.

with max_detect:
total_alerts: 43245
runtime: 00:03:49

without max_detect:
total_alerts: 44564
runtime: 00:03:51

the pcap file is from:
wget https://download.netresec.com/pcap/maccdc-2012/maccdc2012_00000.pcap.gz
gunzip maccdc2012_00000.pcap.gz

not a big deal, but odd.
Thanks
Noah

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