I also tried to run the same command on the agent 000 (the server) but
doesn't work: no line added to hosts.deny, no active-response.log

Luciano

On 25 Mar, 15:31, Daniel Cid <daniel....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Did you check for the file /var/ossec/logs/active-responses.log on the
> agent? You configured
> the response to run on the agent side, not on the manager. Also, it
> will timeout and remove
> the block after 10 minutes (for the first entry, not yours)....
>
> A good way to test is to run the command agent_control:
>
> # /var/ossec/bin/agent_control -L
>
> OSSEC HIDS agent_control. Available active responses:
>
>    Response name: host-deny600, command: host-deny.sh
>    Response name: host-deny600, command: host-deny.sh
>    Response name: firewall-drop600, command: firewall-drop.sh
>    Response name: win_nullroute600, command: route-null.cmd
>
> # /var/ossec/bin/agent_control -u 200 -b 1.2.3.4 -f firewall-drop600
>
> OSSEC HIDS agent_control: Running active response 'firewall-drop600' on: 200
>
> The second command will block the ip 1.2.3.4 on the agent 200 using
> firewall-drop600...
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> --
> Daniel B. Cid
> dcid ( at ) ossec.net
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:40 AM, cianop <luciano.branc...@feltrinelli.it> 
> wrote:
>
> > Thank you for your interest, I already posted all the configuration in
> > a previuos post, anyway, following ther is the last notification
> > (brute force on ftp server):
>
> > Received From: (maia) 192.168.0.11->/var/log/vsftpd.log
> > Rule: 11451 fired (level 10) -> "FTP brute force (multiple failed
> > logins)."
> > Portion of the log(s):
>
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:45 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:44 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:43 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:42 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:41 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:40 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
> > Tue Mar  3 08:57:39 2009 [pid 7809] [tsinternetusers] FAIL LOGIN:
> > Client "221.4.205.132"
>
> > I got email alert without problem also for level 12. I have been
> > checked for log file but there isn't (active-
> > responses.log). In alerts.log I finded the same email alert. I have 1
> > ossec server and 4 agent, the alert came from an agent.
> > Here the active-response part of ossec.conf:
>
> >  <command>
> >    <name>host-deny</name>
> >    <executable>host-deny.sh</executable>
> >    <expect>srcip</expect>
> >    <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
> >  </command>
>
> >  <!-- Active Response Config -->
> >  <active-response>
> >    <!-- This response is going to execute the host-deny
> >       - command for every event that fires a rule with
> >       - level (severity) >= 6.
> >       - The IP is going to be blocked for  600 seconds.
> >      -->
> >    <command>host-deny</command>
> >    <location>local</location>
> >    <level>6</level>
> >    <timeout>600</timeout>
> >  </active-response>
>
> > I disabled the firewall drop adding the relative tag
>
> >  <active-response>
> >    <!-- Firewall Drop response. Block the IP for
> >       - 600 seconds on the firewall (iptables,
> >       - ipfilter, etc).
> >      -->
> >    <disabled>yes</disabled>
> >    <command>firewall-drop</command>
> >    <location>local</location>
> >    <level>6</level>
> >    <timeout>600</timeout>
> >  </active-response>
>
> > here the directory permission on agent and server:
>
> > dr-xr-x---  3 root  ossec 4096 Feb 10 14:58 active-response
> > dr-xr-x---  2 root  ossec 4096 Feb 10 14:58 bin
> > dr-xr-x---  3 root  ossec 4096 Feb 18 12:35 etc
> > drwxr-x---  2 ossec ossec 4096 Mar  4 09:24 logs
> > dr-xr-x---  6 root  ossec 4096 Feb 10 14:58 queue
> > dr-xr-x---  3 root  ossec 4096 Feb 18 12:35 var
>
> > /var/ossec/active-response# ls -l
> > total 4
> > dr-xr-x---  2 root ossec 4096 Mar  2 11:25 bin
>
> > /var/ossec/active-response/bin# ls -l
> > total 32
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 1711 Jan  6  2007 disable-account.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 3705 Jan  6  2007 firewall-drop.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 3018 Jun 11  2008 host-deny.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 1385 Jan  6  2007 ipfw.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 1617 Jan  6  2007 ipfw_mac.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 1849 Jun  6  2008 pf.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 2542 Feb 18 17:08 pix-blacklist.sh
> > -rwxr-xr-x  1 root ossec 1182 May 24  2008 route-null.sh
>
> > I also raised the debug level to 2 in server
>
> > # Analysisd (server or local)
> > analysisd.debug=2
>
> > # Unix agentd
> > agent.debug=2
>
> > to have more info but nothing more in alert logs.
>
> > I also added my own active response based on rule id rather than
> > severity level but doesn't work.
>
> >  <command>
> >    <name>pix-blacklist</name>
> >    <executable>pix-blacklist.sh</executable>
> >    <expect>srcip</expect>
> >    <timeout_allowed>no</timeout_allowed>
> >  </command>
>
> >  <active-response>
> >    <!-- This response is going to execute the pix-blacklist
> >       - command for every event that fires a rule with
> >       - level (severity) >= 6.
> >       - The IP is going to be logged for Pix Blacklist.
> >      -->
> >    <command>pix-blacklist</command>
> >    <location>local</location>
> >    <rules_id>31151,30114,31163,31106</rules_id>
> >  </active-response>
>
> > Last, the ossec server is an ubuntu breezy server, the agent that
> > raise alert is a debian 3.1 server and both run ossec 1.6.1
>
> > I hope this info can be helpfull.
>
> > Thank you
>
> > Luciano
>
> > On 3 Mar, 15:55, Damon Getsman <dgets...@amirehab.net> wrote:
> >> I would suggest posting the version of OSsec that you're using, the rule
> >> that is specifically being fired @ level 10 (I believe there is more than
> >> one type of ssh brute force attack if I remember correctly), and then the
> >> <active-response> portion of your ossec.conf file.  Snippets of the log
> >> itself may help, too.
>
> >> I know that you specified that you're using the 'defaults', but if you tag
> >> these pieces of information along in your messages it'll make things easier
> >> for someone that may know the answer of the top of their head to post a
> >> response to you.  I'm pretty sure most of the people on this mailing list
> >> don't have the time to sit and research various responses to questions like
> >> this most of the time; nobody gets paid to respond to the mailing list.  :)
>
> >> HTH.
> >> ----------
> >> Damon Getsman
> >> -=-=-=-
> >> ITRxhttp://www.itrx-nd.com/
> >> Programmer/IT Customer Relations/Sys Admin
> >> -=-=-=-
>
> >> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:23 AM, cianop 
> >> <luciano.branc...@feltrinelli.it>wrote:
>
> >> > Hey, someone can help me please, I have a lot of brute force attack
> >> > notificated by OSSEC, and if the active-response doesn't work before
> >> > or after they go inside. Anyone at Ossec can help me?
>
> >> [snip]
> >> On 19 Feb, 16:18, cianop <luciano.branc...@feltrinelli.it> wrote:> Hi, I 
> >> had an OSSEC notification that say that a rule with level 10 was
> >> > fired but I didn't see any active-response action. I mean no
> >> > modification of hosts.* no logs in active-response dir or logs dir.
> >> > I have the default rules installed and the two default command and
> >> > related active-response (host-deny
> >> > and firewall-drop) with the firewall-drop disabled. There is also no
> >> > error in ossec.log
>
> >> [snip]

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