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Re: Different results from Windows and Linux Nessus

To: Vishal Garg <vishal@firstbase.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Different results from Windows and Linux Nessus
From: Ron Gula <rgula@tenablesecurity.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:12:29 -0400
Cc: nessus@list.nessus.org, Keiron Northmore <keiron@firstbase.co.uk>
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Vishal Garg wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am running Nessus 3.0.5 on Windows 2000 and Linux Suse 10 machines,
> but getting the different results from both machines. Windows is
> reporting some of the vulnerabilities that Suse does not report.

Check the basics.

- are the plugins the same?
- were they updated at different times?
- are the scan policies the same?
- is there a firewall between the scanners and the targets?

> Can anyone tell why that may be happening. Any help will be appreciated.

This is the sort of support we provide much more in-depth at Tenable.
Many of our Direct Feed customers submit tickets like this all the time.
If you are a consulting company, having an escalation point for support
is something worth considering.

Ron Gula, CTO
Tenable Network Security


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