Add new feature to hide deprecated rules categories in GUI.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/config/snort/snort_check_for_rule_updates.php b/config/snort/snort_check_for_rule_updates.php
index 19930f27..0c4543cd 100755
--- a/config/snort/snort_check_for_rule_updates.php
+++ b/config/snort/snort_check_for_rule_updates.php
@@ -682,6 +682,12 @@ if ($emergingthreats == 'on') {
 	}
 }
 
+// If removing deprecated rules categories, then do it
+if ($config['installedpackages']['snortglobal']['hide_deprecated_rules'] == "on") {
+	log_error(gettext("[Snort] Hide Deprecated Rules is enabled.  Removing obsoleted rules categories."));
+	snort_remove_dead_rules();
+}
+
 function snort_apply_customizations($snortcfg, $if_real) {
 
 	global $vrt_enabled, $rebuild_rules;