Hi Jacob,

Is it possible for a Windows agent to have an active response let say to 
> network scans?


Yes, it is possible. As Dan said, you must be able to detect the attack and 
then you use the proper active-response.

Detect attacks is the hardest part. I did it reading Fortinet logs. 

Regards,
Jesus Linares.


On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:54:33 PM UTC+2, dan (ddpbsd) wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Jacob Mcgrath 
> <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: 
> > Forgot that part before bed, 
> > 
> > Question is; Is it possible for a Windows agent to have an active 
> response 
> > let say to network scans? 
> > 
>
> Yes, if you can detect the scan there should be a way to trigger an AR. 
> For instance, you detect a scan, and log a message: 
> "Network scan detected from 10.10.10.10" 
>
> On the OSSEC manager create a decoder to read those messages and 
> decode the IP address. 
> Then configure a rule to match those log messages, and an AR to be 
> triggered when that rule fires (rules_id, I believe). 
>
> > On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 3:52:09 PM UTC-5, Rob B wrote: 
> >> 
> >> Hello Folks, 
> >> 
> >>   Could someone help me wrap my head around the windows active response 
> >> mechanism? 
> >> 
> >> If I understand correctly, the  active response / bin folder on the 
> server 
> >> will house my .CMD file containing my windows response actions.? 
> >> 
> >> What I would like to do is have active response fire on an event such 
> as: 
> >> <rule id="182669" level="12"> 
> >>   <if_sid>18100</if_sid> 
> >> </rule> 
> >> Which would then run my .cmd file, where I want to run an executable 
> that 
> >> I have already packaged. 
> >> 
> >> My question here is: what is the logic to run my packaged executable 
> from 
> >> the .cmd file?  Where do I store my packaged executable, how does it 
> get to 
> >> the client agent to fire?  Where will it fire from, so that I may have 
> the 
> >> correct syntax in my .cmd file? Can the package be pushed from the 
> server to 
> >> all windows agents once they refresh somehow? 
> >> 
> >> I do understand the basics as to how to setup active response in the 
> .conf 
> >> file on the server ossec.conf file and where to turn it ON in the agent 
> side 
> >> .conf file. How can I turn ON all the agents active response from the 
> >> server? (Currently i only know how to manually update the file at each 
> >> client.) 
> >> 
> >> Any pointers from the Gurus would be greatly appreciated.  =) 
> >> 
> >> Thanks much Guys!! 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Rob 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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