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Re: [PEN-TEST] looking for local audit tool


From: Brent Woodfield <bwoodfield () HOME COM>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:36:11 -0800

Nessus, SAINT, etc...most of these can be found on http://freshmeat.net or
http://packetstorm.securify.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Williams" <btw () ENIAC MINE NU>
To: <PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: [PEN-TEST] looking for local audit tool


Hello everyone,
what tool would you suggest that can scan a Linux system for all known
exploitable programs? I am just looking for a simple host scanner that
is open source and doesn't bother checking configuration errors but
just tells me which programs need upgrading.

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