Traffic Log File Format
The traffic log for SEP can be found at the following location:
- Windows
C:\ProgramData\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\CurrentVersion\Data\Logs\tralog.log - Linux
/var/symantec/Logs/tralog.log
Header
| Field | Type | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log Type | hex | 8 | Always 00000002 |
| Max Log Size | hex | 8 | Maximum log file size in bytes |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | ? |
| Number of Entries | hex | 8 | Number of entries in log |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | ? |
| Running Total Entries | hex | 16 | Total number of events generated |
| Max Log Days | hex | 8 | Maximun days to save log entries |
Log Entries
The log is in TSV format, meaning, each field is separated by a tab character.
| Field | Type | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Length | hex | 8 | Length of log entry |
| Date and Time | Windows: 64 bit Hex Value - Big Endian | 16 | The time of the generated event (GMT). |
| Event ID | hex | 8 | An event ID from the sending agent: 301 = TCP initiated 302 = UDP datagram 303 = Ping request 304 = TCP completed 305 = Traffic (other) 306 = ICMPv4 packet 307 = Ethernet packet 308 = IP packet 309 = ICMPv6 packet * |
| Local Host | hex | 8 | The IP address of the local computer (IPv4). |
| Remote Host | hex | 8 | The IP address of the remote computer (IPv4). |
| Local Port | hex | 8 | The TCP/UDP port of the local computer (host byte-order). It is only valid on TSE_TRAFFIC_TCP and TSE_TRAFFIC_UDP. For other events, it is always zero. |
| Remote Port | hex | 8 | The TCP/UDP port of the remote computer (host byte-order). It is only valid on TSE_TRAFFIC_TCP and TSE_TRAFFIC_UDP. For other events, it is always zero. |
| Direction | hex | 8 | The direction of traffic. (Unknown = 0; inbound = 1; outbound = 2) |
| Begin Time | Windows: 64 bit Hex Value - Big Endian | 16 | The start time of the security issue. |
| End Time | Windows: 64 bit Hex Value - Big Endian | 16 | The end time of the security issue. This field is an optional field because the exact end time of traffic may not be detected; for example, as with UDP traffic. If the end time is not detected, it is set to equal the start time. |
| Repetition | hex | 8 | The number of attacks. Sometime, when a hacker launches a mass attack, it may be reduced to one event by the log system, depending on the damper period. |
| Action | hex | 8 | Specifies if the traffic was blocked. (Yes = 1, no = 0) |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| Severity | hex | 8 | Severity as defined in the security rule. Critical = 0 - 3 Major = 4 - 7 Minor = 8 - 11 Info = 12 - 15 |
| Rule ID | char | 32 | The ID of the rule that is triggered by the event. It is always 0 if the rule ID is not specified in the security rule. This field is helpful to security rule troubleshooting. If multiple rules match, it logs the rule that has the final decision on PacketProc (pass/block/drop). |
| Remote Host Name | nvarchar | 128 | The host name of the remote computer. This field may be empty if the name resolution failed. |
| Rule | nvarchar | 512 | The name of the rule that was triggered by the event. If the rule name is not specified in the security rule, then this field is empty. Having the rule name can be useful for troubleshooting. You may recognize a rule by the rule ID, but rule name can help you recognize it more quickly. |
| Application | nvarchar | 512 | The full path of application involved. It may be empty if an unknown application is involved or if no application is involved. For example, the ping of death DoS attack does not have AppName because it attacks the operating system itself. |
| Local MAC | binary | 32 | The MAC address of the local computer. |
| Remote MAC | binary | 32 | The MAC address of the remote computer. |
| Location | nvarchar | 512 | The location used when the event occured. |
| User | nvarchar | 512 | The logon user name. |
| User Domain | nvarchar | 512 | The logon domain name. |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| Remote Host IPV6 | hex | 32 | The IP address of the remote host (IPv6). |
| Local Host IPV6 | hex | 32 | The IP address of the local comuter (IPv6). |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| Unknown | hex | 8 | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| MD5 | char | 32 | The MD5 hash of the executable that triggered the firewall rule. |
| SHA-256 | char | 64 | The SHA256 hash of the executable that triggered the firewall rule. |
| Unknown | ? | ? | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| Unknown | ? | ? | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
| Unknown | ? | ? | Will require further investigation as to the purpose of this log entry. |
* SEP14.2.1
NTOSKRNL is a special SYSTEM process with PID 4. Due to how Windows locks the file, SEP is unable to get the hash, so it was hard-coded with a static value.
MD5: 53797320000000000000000000000000
SHA-256: 5379732000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
This value is a hexadecimal representation of text:
Hex: 53 79 73 20
Ascii: "Sys "
The reported hash on NTSOKRNL.exe is by design.
