Create and Manage SRX Command and Control Profiles
A Command and Control (C&C) profile provides information on C&C servers that have attempted to contact and compromise hosts on your network. A C&C server is a centralized computer that issues commands to botnets of compromised networks of computers and receives reports back from them.
Create Command and Control Profiles
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Click SRX > Security Subscriptions
> SecIntel > Profiles.
The SecIntel Profiles page opens.
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Select Create > Command &
Control.
The Create Command & Control Profile page appears.
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Complete the configuration according to the following guidelines:
Table 1: Fields on the Create Command & Control Profile page Field Action Name
Enter a name for the C&C profile.
The name must be a unique string of alphanumeric and special characters; 63-character maximum. Special characters < and > are not allowed.
Description
Enter a description for the C&C profile.
Default action for all feeds
Drag the slider to change the action to be taken for all the feed types. Actions are Permit (1 - 4), Log (5-6), and Block (7 - 10).
Log will have the permit action and also logs the event.
Specific action for feeds
Do the following:
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Click the plus icon (
) to define feeds and
threat score for the C&C profile.The Add Feeds window appears.
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Enter the following details:
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Feeds—Select one or more feeds that are known command and control for botnets from the Available column and move it to the Selected column.
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Threat score—Drag the slider to change the action to be taken based on the threat score.
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Click OK.
Block action
Select one of the following block actions from the list:
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Close session—Device sends a TCP RST packet to the client and server and the session is dropped immediately.
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Drop Packets—Device silently drops the session’s packet and the session eventually times out.
Close session options
Select one of the following options from the list: None, Redirect URL, or Redirect message.
Redirect URL
Enter a remote file URL to redirect users when connections are closed.
Redirect message
Enter a custom message to send to the users when connections are closed.
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Click OK to save the changes. To discard your changes, click
Cancel.
After creating a C&C profile, you can associate it with the SecIntel profile groups.
Manage Command and Control Profiles
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Edit—Select the profile, and then click the pencil icon (
). If the profile is referenced in a firewall policy intent, then the firewall policy is marked for deployment. You must deploy the firewall policy for the changes to take effect on the device.
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Clone—Select the profile, and then click More > Clone.
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Delete—Select the profile, and then click the trash can icon (
).