Free Network Intrusion Detection & Prevention System for Windows PC

Snort

Snort 2.9.7.6

  -  3.08 MB  -  Open Source
  • 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_7_6_Installer.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    7da39ebf948a9f346bc53b7f51291c5c

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 2.9.7.6.


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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What's new in this version:

New:
- Added support for detecting 'SSH tunneling over HTTP'

Improvements:
- Behavioral change in file processing to block malware files in inline-test mode also
- Improvements to XFF handling in case of pipelined HTTP requests
- Stability improvements for Stream6 preprocessor
- Resolved an issue where min_ttl decoder was dropping packets in alert mode also
- Added improved support to inspect unlimited packets in HTTP
- Resolved an issue where reputation config incorrectly displayed 'blacklist' in priority field even though 'whitelist' option was configured