In my experience generally there are 2 things that slow a scan in OpenVAS.
Portscanning with nmap and in the vulnerability scanning some NVTs that can
hang. There 2 ways to find out what is happening. In a scan use the scan option
log_whole_attack and check openvassd.messages.log to see how
Gentleman, Can anybody advice how to fix slow scan issues ? I know this is
a generic question and there can be many reasons for it. Is there any
parameter or config that needs to tweaked on the OPENVAS server to fasten
things up ?
I am running un-authenticated FULL and FAST scans. One of the
