diff --git a/scripts/base/files/extract/README b/scripts/base/files/extract/README
index 1a2116a9e0..3d1b645ce2 100644
--- a/scripts/base/files/extract/README
+++ b/scripts/base/files/extract/README
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Support for extracing files with the file analysis framework.
+Support for extracting files with the file analysis framework.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/dce-rpc/README b/scripts/base/protocols/dce-rpc/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82bfa8ad5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/dce-rpc/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Support for DCE/RPC (Distributed Computing Environment/Remote Procedure
+Calls) protocol analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/ntlm/README b/scripts/base/protocols/ntlm/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d4dc559f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/ntlm/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for NT LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/smb/README b/scripts/base/protocols/smb/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e41fd1a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/smb/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Definitions of constants used by the SMB protocol.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/tunnels/README b/scripts/base/protocols/tunnels/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a32132fa5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/tunnels/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Provides DPD signatures for tunneling protocols that otherwise
+wouldn't be detected at all.
diff --git a/scripts/policy/protocols/smb/README b/scripts/policy/protocols/smb/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d10322faad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/policy/protocols/smb/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for SMB protocol analysis.