Test IPS functional

[deputycag]

I have been running IPS inline.  Recently added the snort VRT rules.  How do you guys test to see if the IPS is blocking rules?  I do not see anything in my alerts except the country blocking rules I have setup.

[deputycag]

I have tried http://www.wicar.org/test-malware.html and tested CVE-2014-6332.  These rules are enabled under emerging-exploit.rules and I do not see the alerts at all. 

[fabian]

the opnsense test ruleset includes EICAR. If IPS is enabled on your LAN (not WAN), it should block the download.

[deputycag]

That worked.  Blocked.  So why is the exploit rules for CVE-2014-6332 not blocking when they are enabled?

[fabian]

Maybe you have not downloaded them or the rule does not match. Can't tell you from here.

[deputycag]

It downloads because my local virus scanner finds it on desktop.  So it's passing firewall. 

[franco]

You need to tell us more about your setup, specifically your WAN and LAN subnets and how you configured HOME_NET in the intrusion detection (if any).


Cheers,
Franco