snort AlternativesNetwork Monitors and other similar apps like snort

Apps similar to snort include HookProbe , which is open source with a free version. Other options are Suricata, LOKI Free IOC Scanner, Arkime and Yang. You can choose from more than 10 Network Monitors like snort for Linux, Windows, Mac, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. HookProbe  icon
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    AI that blocks hackers while you sleep. Runs on cheap hardware. When someone in Tokyo gets attacked, you're protected in 30 seconds. No fees. No experts needed. Just protection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Raspberry Pi
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  2. Suricata icon
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    Suricata is a high performance Network IDS, IPS and Network Security Monitoring engine. Open Source and owned by a community run non-profit foundation, the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF). Suricata is developed by the OISF and its supporting vendors.

    8 Suricata alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  3. LOKI is a free and simple IOC - "Incidents of Compromise" scanner - that goes beyond AV and malware scans to detect evidence of hacking.

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    • Windows
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  4. Arkime icon
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    Moloch augments your current security infrastructure to store and index network traffic in standard PCAP format, providing fast, indexed access. An intuitive and simple web interface is provided for PCAP browsing, searching, and exporting.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Yang icon
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    Yang is yet another Nikto GUI; Software for analyzing and securing your servers. Yang establish diagnostics on :

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Maltrail icon
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    Maltrail is a malicious traffic detection system, utilizing publicly available (black)lists containing malicious and/or generally suspicious trails, along with static trails compiled from various AV reports and custom user defined lists, where trail can be anything from domain...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. ntopng icon
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    ntopng is the next generation version of the original ntop, a network traffic probe that monitors network usage. ntopng is based on libpcap and it has been written in a portable way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform, MacOSX and on Windows as well.

    3 ntopng alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Network Hotfix Scanner is a free advanced hotfix check utility that scans network computers for missing hotfixes and patches, and helps you download and install them. NetHotfixScanner gives you a quick look at the hotfixes and patches installed or missed on any remote computer...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. The goal of cvechecker is to report about possible vulnerabilities on your system, by scanning the installed software and matching the results with the CVE database. Indeed, this is not a bullet-proof method and you will most likely have many false positives (vulnerability is...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Zeek icon
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    Zeek is a powerful network analysis framework that is much different from the typical IDS you may know.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Redborder icon
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    redborder is an Open Source, Big Data cybersecurity and traffic analysis platform accompanied by a set of active probes managed in an integrated manner. Can be deployed on-premise or used as a cloud service. Managing SNORT events.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Zenarmor icon
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    Zenarmor is a high-performance, software-defined network security platform that deploys a complete Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) stack onto virtually any hardware or cloud environment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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