> Is there any product which is similar Nessus available on Windows
> platform??
I am not sure anyone really answered your original question.
Yes. Check out the 2 below links. You will have to pay some SERIOUS money for a Windows based product simular to Nessus.
http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2002/vulnerability0204result.jsp?_tablename=vulnerability0204
http://img.cmpnet.com/nc/1201/graphics/f1-vendor-viability.pdf
Michel Arboi wrote a few lines I would like to reiterate on. A Win32 port would be a great idea. BUT!!!
Michel Arboi wrote:
I would have to stress that Michel's points are near show stoppers. I have 10+ years exp writing Microsoft Windows/DOS based programs and those are the same 3 reasons I would loose sleep over writing a Linux to Win32 port. Point 3 would give me nightmares!!!! How many of you want to give a 9-year-old child a loaded gun and teach him Russian Roulette?
This is not necessarily a good answer.Anyway, this was not a good question. It is in the FAQ, and the answer
is "no!". Porting Nessusd on Win32 is possible, right. But...
1. Maintaining both version (Unix & Win) would be a pain in the back.
2. The mailing list throughput would be multiplied by ten. Can we cope
with that?
3. This would make Nessus even more popular among script kiddies.
Michel has points that should not be ignored. Thus there is currently no Win32 port of Nessus nor is there one in progress.
I saw a previous posting which would help out all of the Windows only guru's get Nessus up. Try VMWare. VMWare is how I do all my work. Since I develop on multiple platforms and languages VMWare is the best tool for multiple OS support. Currently I use VMWare on Redhat and I have virtual machines for Debian Linux, Win98 1st edition, Win98 2nd edition, Win2000Pro, several Win2000 Adv Servers (ISA/IIS/SQL Server), NT 4.0 Server and NT 4.0 Workstation, Win ME, Win XP Pro, Win .NET server, etc....
VMWare runs about $400-500 dollars but it is the best money you will ever spend. If you need Multiple OS's VMWare is the best way to go. VMWare's price would be cheaper than a new computer so it should fit within most IT budgets.
If you are new to an OS, VMWare can save your butt. You can restore an entire virtual OS by restoring 2-3 files. You can easily clone an OS by copying the 5-6 files to another machine.
As for a Cygwin, ouch. I would pass on that attempt. VMWare is a better solution IMHO.
Erik
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