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Verifying Security Agents Installation on GNU/Linux and Windows for ACSIA SOS

Mario Filice
Mario Filice
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This guide provides step-by-step instructions to verify if the security agents installed on your GNU/Linux and Windows systems are properly configured for monitoring on ACSIA SOS.

 


Post-Installation Checklist

After installing the agent, verify the following on ACSIA SOS platform (https://app.xdrplus.com/):

  1. Device Visibility: Ensure the device appears in the "Devices" section list.
  2. Asset Inventory: The Asset Inventory should be visible in the device details.

If either of these conditions is not met, follow the troubleshooting steps below.

 


Preliminary Requirements

Ensure the following prerequisites are met:

 

Check connection Requirements

Verify that the device can connect to the following ports and domain:

To further validate connections:

 

Check Operating System Requirements

For Windows 2008 R2 (Windows 7) 64-bit systems:

  • Install the following updates: KB2533623, KB3033929, KB3138612, KB2999226
  • Install .NET Framework 4.8 for proper agent functionality.

Refer to the full ACSIA SOS Requirements for more details.

 


Log Verification

On GNU/Linux Systems

Run the following command to monitor connection logs:

tail -f /var/lib/xdrplus-agent/logs/agent.log

 

On Windows Systems

Check the log file located at:

C:\ProgramData\Xdrplus\Agent\logs\agent.log

 

Common Error in Logs

Error Message:

ERROR: Unable to connect to 147.78.97.58:1514/tcp: Connection timed out

To test the connection:

  1. Use the telnet command:
    telnet 147.78.97.58 1514
  2. If the connection fails, ensure that port 1514 is open.

 


If the Device Does Not Appear on ACSIA SOS UI

If the device is not appearing in ACSIA SOS:

  1. Verify connectivity to the domain: https://app.xdrplus.com/.
  2. Check that ports 1514, 80, and 443 are accessible.
  3. Review the logs at:
    C:\ProgramData\Xdrplus\Agent\logs\agent.log

Additional Logs and Services to Check

1. Relevant Logs

Check the following logs for each component:

Component GNU/Linux Log Path  Windows Log Path
Agent Logs /var/lib/xdrplus-agent/logs/ C:\ProgramData\Xdrplus\Agent\logs\agent.log (PowerShell: Get-Content C:\ProgramData\Xdrplus\Agent\logs\agent.log -Wait -Tail 100)
Suricata Logs /var/log/suricata/*.log C:\Program Files\Suricata\log\*.log
Falco Logs /var/log/falco.log Not present
Wazuh Logs /var/ossec/logs/ossec.log C:\Program Files (x86)\ossec-agent\logs

2. Services Verification

Check the status of each service:

Service  Windows Command GNU/Linux Command
xdrplus-agent Check the Xdrplus-agent service in Services.msc systemctl status xdrplus-agent.service
suricata Check the Suricata service in Services.msc systemctl status suricata.service
wazuh-agent Check the Wazuh service in Services.msc systemctl status wazuh-agent.service
falco Not present on Windows Systems systemctl status falco.service or systemctl status falco-kmod.service (On some systems, the service name may differ)
Sysmon64 Check the Sysmon64 service in Services.msc Not present

3. Installed Software Verification

For each component, use the following commands to verify installation:

GNU/Linux Systems:

Name Command
xdrplus-agent sudo yum list installed | grep -i xdrplus 
suricata sudo yum list installed | grep -i suricata
wazuh-agent sudo yum list installed | grep -i wazuh
falco sudo yum list installed | grep -i falco

Windows Systems:

Name Version
xdrplus-agent version 7.5.0
Wazuh Agent Version 4.4.5
Suricata Version 5.0.3 or higher
Npcap Version 0.96
Sysmon Version 15.0 or higher

 

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