diff --git a/net/snortsam/Makefile b/net/snortsam/Makefile
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 OpenWrt
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=snortsam
+PKG_VERSION:=2.70
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://val.bmstu.ru/unix/snort/
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-src-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_MD5SUM:=8ffa32056152e089fbacd601090f941d
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+MAKE_PATH:=src
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/snortsam
+  SUBMENU:=Firewall
+  SECTION:=net
+  CATEGORY:=Network
+  TITLE:=Snortsam
+  URL:=https://www.snortsam.net/
+  DEPENDS:=+libpthread +snort
+endef
+
+define Package/snortsam/description
+ SnortSam is a plugin for Snort, an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). The plugin allows automated blocking of IP addresses.
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src \
+		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
+		all
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src \
+		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
+		samtool
+endef
+
+define Package/snortsam/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/snortsam $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/samtool $(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/conf/* $(1)/etc/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/conf/snortsam.conf.sample $(1)/etc/snortsam.conf
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/snortsam.init $(1)/etc/init.d/snortsam
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,snortsam))
diff --git a/net/snortsam/files/snortsam.init b/net/snortsam/files/snortsam.init
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+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2012 OpenWrt.org
+START=99 
+APP=snortsam
+BIN_FILE="/usr/sbin/"$APP
+PID_FILE="/var/run/"$APP".pid"
+PARAMS="/etc/snortsam.conf"
+
+start() {
+	start-stop-daemon -S -x $BIN_FILE -p $PID_FILE -b -m -- $PARAMS
+}
+
+stop() {
+	start-stop-daemon -K -x $BIN_FILE -p $PID_FILE -q
+	rm -rf $PID_FILE
+}