Orphaned Vuln. Checks (Was: Re: DCShop Plugin)

[Mike.Vasquez@cityofmesa.org]

Thanks for your responses George,

Right, it could be ok, or a bad thing,
I can easily see it either way - and a lot depends on how the process works.
 Knowing if updating removes plugins, or simply merges, makes a big
difference in determining that, which is why I asked.  In googling,
and reviewing "Nessus Network Auditing", I wasn't finding much
on how the process worked and wanted that clarified so that I knew which
directions to go with my questions to the vendor.

I'm guessing if a plug-in is removed
at the wishes of the author, if no one creates a new one, the vulnerability
isn't checked for any longer? :-(
Is there a list of these orphaned vulnerability
checks anywhere?

Thanks,
Mike



The plugin was removed shortly before October 2005
so it's not quite 2 
years ago.

You should really be talking with the service provider about this. There
are a number of possible explanations, not all of which are "bad".

George
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