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Re: Nessus Scans host without any plugins and port scanners selected.

Subject: Re: Nessus Scans host without any plugins and port scanners selected.
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:42:13 +0100


Hi,

On Nov 20, 2006, at 5:48 AM, tech tech wrote:

hi..

Nessus: Version 3.0.3
OS: linux
Nessus Client: NessusWX 1.4.5

The problem is that nessus scans host even if any of
the plugins.. port scanners are not selected..
i disabled all the options, disabled all port scanners
as well as pluging. even then scan gets complete and
showing all the vulnerabilities.

What could be the problem..

When an empty set of plugins is provided to nessusd (or not set is provided at all), it will assume that the end-user actually wants a full scan. This is a remain from a distant past.


Nessus 3.0.5 and 2.2.10 won't exhibit this behavior -- they will only perform a full scan if no plugin set is provided at all.


Thanks,

                                        -- Renaud
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