diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/ppp.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/ppp.py
index 828ecc05e1..2cdf74a93e 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/ppp.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/ppp.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 
 
 class PppChecker(Checker):
-    CONTAINS_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
-    FILENAME_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
+    CONTAINS_PATTERNS: list[str] = [r"pppd_version"]
+    FILENAME_PATTERNS: list[str] = [r"pppopptp"]
     VERSION_PATTERNS = [
         r"pppd/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)",
         r"pppd[a-z, :%\)]*\r?\n([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)",
         r"([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\r?\npppd",
+        r"([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00\x00\x00",
     ]
     VENDOR_PRODUCT = [
         ("point-to-point_protocol_project", "point-to-point_protocol"),
diff --git a/test/test_data/ppp.py b/test/test_data/ppp.py
index 2e753ea74b..d79bc57fb1 100644
--- a/test/test_data/ppp.py
+++ b/test/test_data/ppp.py
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
         "version": "2.4.3",
         "version_strings": ["2.4.3\npppd %s started"],
     },
+    {
+        "product": "point-to-point_protocol",
+        "version": "2.4.7",
+        "version_strings": ["2.4.7\x00\x00\x00"],
+    },
 ]
 package_test_data = [
     {