On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 1:22 PM, frwa onto <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Dan,
>               So meaning that the existing apache rules wont trigger this as
> an alert is it ? How to create new rules and are we allowed to add existing

I provided the output from ossec-logtest. That output tells you
exactly what OSSEC does with the log messages you provided.

> rules? Does it need any compilation or just some xml documents? You added

Just xml documents. You'll have to restart the ossec processes on the
server after modifying the rules.

> these what are these actually

Those are not rules, that is the output from ossec-logtest

> *Phase 1: Completed pre-decoding.
>        full event: '[Sun Oct 13 12:33:29 2013] [error] [client
> 103.246.38.196] Directory index forbidden by Options directive:
> /var/www/html/*******/'
>        hostname: 'arrakis'
>        program_name: '(null)'
>        log: '[error] [client 103.246.38.196] Directory index forbidden
> by Options directive: /var/www/html/*******/'
>
> **Phase 2: Completed decoding.
>        decoder: 'apache-errorlog'
>        srcip: '103.246.38.196'
>
> **Phase 3: Completed filtering (rules).
>        Rule id: '30101'
>        Level: '0'
>        Description: 'Apache error messages grouped.'
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:24 PM, dan (ddp) <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:20 AM, frwa onto <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Dear Dan,
>> >                The log message is from the httpd error log. Here is the
>> > part
>> > of the log where I notice.
>> >
>> > [Sun Oct 13 12:33:29 2013] [error] [client 103.246.38.196] Directory
>> > index
>> > forbidden by Options directive: /var/www/html/*******/
>> > [Sun Oct 13 12:33:30 2013] [error] [client 103.246.38.196] File does not
>> > exist: /var/www/html/images
>> > [Sun Oct 13 12:33:30 2013] [error] [client 103.246.38.196] Directory
>> > index
>> > forbidden by Options directive: /var/www/html/******/images/
>> >
>>
>> The rules that match these log messages won't trigger an email or
>> anything. So you'll have to create better rules for them.
>>
>> /tmp/xxx contains the log messages above.
>>
>> # cat /tmp/xxx | /var/ossec/bin/ossec-logtest
>> 2013/11/07 10:23:20 ossec-testrule: INFO: Reading local decoder file.
>> 2013/11/07 10:23:21 ossec-testrule: INFO: Started (pid: 16416).
>> ossec-testrule: Type one log per line.
>>
>>
>>
>> **Phase 1: Completed pre-decoding.
>>        full event: '[Sun Oct 13 12:33:29 2013] [error] [client
>> 103.246.38.196] Directory index forbidden by Options directive:
>> /var/www/html/*******/'
>>        hostname: 'arrakis'
>>        program_name: '(null)'
>>        log: '[error] [client 103.246.38.196] Directory index forbidden
>> by Options directive: /var/www/html/*******/'
>>
>> **Phase 2: Completed decoding.
>>        decoder: 'apache-errorlog'
>>        srcip: '103.246.38.196'
>>
>> **Phase 3: Completed filtering (rules).
>>        Rule id: '30101'
>>        Level: '0'
>>        Description: 'Apache error messages grouped.'
>>
>>
>> **Phase 1: Completed pre-decoding.
>>        full event: '[Sun Oct 13 12:33:30 2013] [error] [client
>> 103.246.38.196] File does not exist: /var/www/html/images'
>>        hostname: 'arrakis'
>>        program_name: '(null)'
>>        log: '[error] [client 103.246.38.196] File does not exist:
>> /var/www/html/images'
>>
>> **Phase 2: Completed decoding.
>>        decoder: 'apache-errorlog'
>>        srcip: '103.246.38.196'
>>
>> **Phase 3: Completed filtering (rules).
>>        Rule id: '30112'
>>        Level: '0'
>>        Description: 'Attempt to access an non-existent file (those are
>> reported on the access.log).'
>>
>>
>>
>> > What should I look for the ossec.log for the syscheckd ? What is the
>> > command
>> > to turning the debug for syscheckd ?
>> >
>>
>> Kill ossec-syscheckd, then run `/var/ossec/bin/ossec-syscheckd -d`
>>
>> >
>> > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 11:45 PM, dan (ddp) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:39 AM, frwa onto <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> > Dear Dan,
>> >> >                Which log sample you prefer to have the apache error
>> >> > log
>> >> > or
>> >>
>> >> Which log messasge do you want to trigger an alert? That is the
>> >> important one here, right? In your original message you mentioned a
>> >> log message containing "Directory index forbidden by Options
>> >> directive:," but did not include the entire log message. I assume this
>> >> is the log message you want an alert on?
>> >>
>> >> > the ossec log ? Are the rules need tweaking too? How can I be sure
>> >> > the
>> >> > rootkit is running any log to check on it?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Check the ossec.log. If there is no mention of it, try turning on
>> >> debug for syscheckd.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 10:58 PM, dan (ddp) <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 9:54 AM, frwa onto <[email protected]>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Dear Dan,
>> >> >> >               If I look into my ossec.conf I can see this both
>> >> >> > these
>> >> >> > apache_rules.xml and web_appsec_rules.xml and I can see it
>> >> >> > monitors
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > /var/log/httpd/error_log. What else do I need to check on ? Is
>> >> >> > monitoring
>> >> >> > just fine or must I still create rules sorry I am newbie into
>> >> >> > this.
>> >> >> > Besides
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You didn't provide a log sample, so I cannot determine whether the
>> >> >> log
>> >> >> will be identified by OSSEC or not.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > that when will the rootkit check will be done on a period basic or
>> >> >> > launch
>> >> >> > manually ?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It should scan periodically.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Wednesday, November 6, 2013 12:29:02 AM UTC+8, dan (ddpbsd)
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:51 PM, frwa onto <[email protected]>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Dear All,
>> >> >> >> >             I am new to ossec. I am still learning how it works
>> >> >> >> > just
>> >> >> >> > wondering can it detect scraper activities because I have
>> >> >> >> > banned
>> >> >> >> > directory
>> >> >> >> > traversing but I notice yet the scrapper manage to get to some
>> >> >> >> > of
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > directories but got this error Directory index forbidden by
>> >> >> >> > Options
>> >> >> >> > directive:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Are these logs being monitored by OSSEC? You should be able to
>> >> >> >> create
>> >> >> >> a rule looking for the log message.
>> >> >> >>
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