Thanks for the info about safe check and optimize.
The version of NeWT is 2.2.1 and the plugins were update the same day as the scan ll/17/05.
Thanks in advanced --John
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From: Nicolas Pouvesle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Jan 25, 2006, at 10:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Thanks Nicolas I wish I could, what I have is the report from a
> > third party that ran NeWT and scanned several servers (all built
> > from the same image). Generated the report and sent it to
> > management. Now I have to figure out what is false and what is real.
> >
> > I've been reading that having both optimize_test and safe_checks
> > enable can generate fail hits and I know they had both enable.
> >
>
> optimize_test MUST be enabled.
> safe_checks must be enabled too in most cases (else it may crash your
> services).
>
>
> > The flash issue only sh ows up on one server, just like i have a hit
> > for the Guest account has to many privileges only a single hit on a
> > one server.
> >
>
>
> If the plugin has reported an error, I can only suppose 3 things :
>
> - the version of NeWT used for the scan was old
> - plugins were not up to date. Plugin 11952 had not been updated and
> the regex was not working since 10 months
> - Flash was installed on this system.
>
>
> Nicolas
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