On Tue Dec 21 2004 at 22:16, Stuart Kendrick wrote: > when i disable all port scanners ... i haven't detected any change in the > number of attack NASLs which run ...
Because you don't "optimize" or "consider unscanned ports as closed". Anyway the results might be different. > so .... do all/most/some NASLs ignore the port scanner output ... and just > run anyway? or do they run against default ports only, if port scanner > output is unavailable? They run on default port if there is one optimization options are not set. > [and if port scanner output is available ... then > do NASLs run against *all* open ports No. They run on relevant ports. > at the price of running against things like sendmail listening on > port 25 ... No. Only find_service and similar plugins run against every open port. > what does port scanning buy me, in terms of which NASLs get > launched? More results. _______________________________________________ Nessus mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.nessus.org/mailman/listinfo/nessus
