Re: windows, nessus scanner, and a VPN

[Michael Boman <michael.boman () gmail com>]

On 9/9/05, Michael Gargiullo <mgargiullo () pvtpt com> wrote:
> Now for the question.  Does anyone know of a scanning tool that runs on
> windows (Due to the different VPN clients used) other then NeWT.  I
> don't have $7000 plus the $1200 a year in my budget for one scanning
> tool.

Nessus was recently ported to the Win32 platform by Cenzic
(http://www.cenzic.com/nessusport.html). Not super-stable yet, but you
can work around the issues (NessusD needs to be restarted between each
scan).

<plug type="shameless">
I blogged about it at
http://proxy.11a.nu/2005/08/16/cenzic-releases-windows-nt-port-of-nessus-vulnerability-scanner/,
and you can download the Win32 binaries (without filling in any
registration and what not) from
http://proxy.11a.nu/2005/08/16/binaries-and-source-code-for-cenzics-windows-nt-port-of-nessus-uploaded/
</plug>

Best regards
 Michael Boman

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IT Security Researcher & Developer
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