Why now
For 23 years, this site has existed to do one thing: make Snort approachable for people running it on Windows, and to give them a free, fair place to learn, ask questions and help each other.
That job has become hard to justify. Sourcefire has abandoned its Windows users. The Windows community was promised a Snort 3 for Windows years ago, and it never arrived. Participation in the forums has fallen to an all-time low, and by every sign the same is true on Unix and Linux. The shared energy that once drove the development of Snort has thinned out to almost nothing.
I don’t take that decision lightly. It has been my pleasure to host this community, and it is sad to see the participation that used to fuel Snort’s growth fade away.
What this site was
- ForumsFree and open to everyone, with no paywall and no favorites.
- TutorialsStep-by-step guides for installing, configuring and tuning Snort on Windows.
- A place for honest answersBeginners and veterans, side by side, sharing what actually worked.
What happens next
If you want to keep working with Snort, the official project documentation and the current Snort community channels are the best places to continue. If you maintain a Windows build or a guide of your own, I would be glad to hear from you at [email protected].
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who posted a question, answered one, wrote a tutorial, reported a bug, tested a build at midnight, or simply stopped by to read. You made this site worth running. Whatever you built or protected with what you learned here is the real legacy of WinSnort.
Good luck, and keep your rules updated.
Michael Steele
Founder and webmaster, WinSnort.com