So if it detects that the remote machine is running  Linux or Cisco it will ignore windows checks?

>Re: does nessus select plugins according to the remote OS when >doing a scan ??

>George A. Theall
>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:59:30 -0700
On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 09:46:19AM -0700, hic sonni wrote:

>> Does nessus select plugings according to the OS when doing a scan?

>A few plugins do, but most do not. That said, Nessus will skip
>irrelevant local checks if it either can't gain access or determines
>that the OS / distro is not appropriate (eg, it will ignore non-Debian
>checks if it is able to connect and determine the remote is running Debian).


>George




hic sonni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,

Does nessus select plugings according to the OS when doing a scan?
When nessus make a sacan, does and it detect the OS type?? , relying upon Nmap or other thing, if so, does it select related OS plugings or it use all selected plugging ??

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