Spyware and Web-Client Additions
Synopsis:
The Sourcefire VRT has added multiple rules in the spyware-put and web-client categories to provide coverage for emerging spyware and ActiveX control threats.
Details:
As a result of ongoing research, the Sourcefire VRT has added multiple rules to the spyware-put and web-client rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.
This release also contains an updated detection engine for the Sourcefire 3D System that includes the following features:
* A web interface for the DNS preprocessor that provides an alternative to the previous command line interface. This feature requires Version 4.7 or greater Sourcefire 3D System software.
* Detection support for GRE.
* Detection support for IP tunneling, for example, of IPv4 directly over IPv4.
* A CVS preprocessor that enables a rule keyword to test CVS traffic for malformed CVS entries which might be used by an attacker to force a heap overflow and execute malicious code on a CVS server.
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About the VRT:
The Sourcefire VRT is a group of leading edge intrusion detection and prevention experts working to proactively discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking activity, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities. This team is also supported by the vast resources of the open source Snort community, making it the largest group dedicated to advances in network security industry.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks. The Sourcefire 3D System is the first to unify IPS, NBA, NAC and Vulnerability Assessment technologies under the same management console. This ETM approach affords customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike - with more than 30 awards and accolades. Recently, Sourcefire was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances 2H06" report, and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence.
For more information about Sourcefire, please visit www.sourcefire.com.
