Snort rule update for Feb. 2, 2021

Cisco Talos released the newest rule set for SNORTⓇ Tuesday morning.

There are multiple rules in this release that protect against, Generickdz which is often the generic name given to Windows trojans. Our two new rules will prevent the malware from downloading its final payload.

Here's a breakdown of today's rule release:

Shared object rules	Modified shared object rules	New rules	Modified rules
7	0	4	21

There were no changes made to the snort.conf in this release.

Talos' rule release:

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the browser-chrome, file-image, file-pdf, indicator-compromise, malware-other, os-windows, protocol-scada, protocol-voip, server-oracle and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.

You can subscribe to Talos' newest rule detection functionality for as low as $29 a year with a personal account. Be sure and see our business pricing as well here. The Snort 3 release is also here after years of development and improvements. Upgrade here.