Free Network Intrusion Detection & Prevention System for Windows PC

Snort 2.9.7.3

July, 14th 2015 - 3.13 MB - Open Source

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Security Status

Latest Version

Snort 3.5.1.0
Operating System

Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
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Author / Product

Cisco Systems, Inc. / External Link
Filename

Snort_2_9_14_Installer.exe
MD5 Checksum

5df28b90ae55cc2e82e6a1b4a6a177ab

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Snort 2.9.7.3.

For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Snort or reading our review, simply click here.

All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.

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Download Snort 2.9.7.3

What's new in this version:

New:
- Added PAF support for SIP based traffic

Improvements:
- Resolved a backtracking issue where the 'protected_content' rule option was not matching on content following a content rule option that is not matched
- Resolved an issue where snort dropped privilege levels before attempting to delete its PID file created during the higher privilege level
- Improved processing of SSLv3 traffic, IPv6 extensions, HTTPS session reassembly and normalization
- Performance improvements for file preprocessor
- Stability improvements for ftp_telnet preprocessor