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Nessus

Presentation on Nessus

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Objectives

• Opening Nessus in Ubuntu


• Doing scan of virtual Pc
• Finding Vulnerabilities in Virtual Pc

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Introduction
What Is Nessus?
Nessus is a prevalent tool utilized for scanning and evaluating vulnerabilities. Its
purpose is to detect and evaluate weaknesses in computer systems, networks,
and applications. Nessus, created by Tenable Network Security, is widely
utilized by security experts, system administrators, and network administrators
to proactively detect and resolve security vulnerabilities before they can be
maliciously exploited

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I have downloaded Nessus Expert, which allows scanning for 32 Ips

I will check the IP of a system and identify vulnerabilities in the given system
using Nessus

So first of all how to power on Nessus in ubuntu


∙ I have saved the command and URL in txt form
∙ First, I will enter the command in terminal
∙ The command is bin/systemctl start nessusd. Service
∙ Then I will open my browser and copy the URL given
∙ The URL is https://sayed-virtual-machine:8834/
After following these steps Nessus will open
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After opening Nessus, it shows me main menu like this

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∙ There are many options in Nessus It gives me the list which I previously scanned and
also show me the previous history
∙ There is new scan button in main interface
∙ When I click on that button so a new page opens
∙ There is a lot of templates for scanning like basics scan malware scan advanced scan
ransomware scan advanced dynamic scan I showed in screen shots

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Full Screenshot

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So I will do basic scan for testing purpose so when I click on basic
scan a new page opens

In this page the first tab is for settings, second for credentials and third for plugins
And then general settings so I will give the name of system on which I want to do
scanning then description and in target I will give the Ip

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Then I saved these Now I will run it

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Here is showing the name of my virtual pc ubuntu then I


am going to click on play button and it will start scanning

Scan has been started

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The scanning is now completed

It has founded 41 vulnerabilities in my ubuntu virtual pc in 8


minutes

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various types of vulnerabilities are shown in different colors


∙ So, in my scan there is no critical vulnerability
∙ 4% high
∙ 2% medium
∙ 0% low
∙ 94% info
Nessus

Here is the complete summary

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Now I will open vulnerabilities tab
And here is the complete list of all vulnerabilities

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Now I clicked on the first number
vulnerability and it is mixed means I it has
2 high and 1 info vulnerability

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Then I clicked on number 1 vulnerability in 3 of
them and It showed me the complete description

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Now I opened the remediations tab and It shows


me the remediation

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Conclusion

Nessus scanning helps identify and fix


security weaknesses in a system or network.
By regularly using Nessus, organizations can
stay ahead of potential threats, making their
overall cybersecurity stronger and more
effective. It's a crucial part of a
comprehensive security plan.

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