Download Nessus

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Microsoft Windows

Windows XP, 2003 (no ipv6 support) (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-Win32_XP2K3.msi

Windows XP, 2003 (no ipv6 support) (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-x64_XP2K3.msi

Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2012, & 8 (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-Win32.msi

Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2012, & 8 (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-x64.msi

Mac OS X

Mac OS X (10.7 & 10.8):
Nessus-5.2.1.dmg.gz

Linux

Debian 6.0 (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-debian6_i386.deb

Debian 6.0 (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-debian6_amd64.deb

Red Hat ES 4 / CentOS 4:
Nessus-5.2.1-es4.i386.rpm

Red Hat ES 5 (32 bits) / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel):
Nessus-5.2.1-es5.i386.rpm

Red Hat ES 5 (64 bits) / CentOS 5 / Oracle Linux 5 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel):
Nessus-5.2.1-es5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat ES 6 (32 bits) / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel):
Nessus-5.2.1-es6.i386.rpm

Red Hat ES 6 (64 bits) / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel):
Nessus-5.2.1-es6.x86_64.rpm

Fedora Core 16,17,18 (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-fc16.i386.rpm

Fedora Core 16,17,18 (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-fc16.x86_64.rpm

SuSE 10 Enterprise (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-suse10.x86_64.rpm

SuSE 11 Enterprise (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-suse11.i586.rpm

SuSE 11 Enterprise (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-suse11.x86_64.rpm

Ubuntu 9.10 / Ubuntu 10.04 (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-ubuntu910_i386.deb

Ubuntu 9.10 / Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-ubuntu910_amd64.deb

Ubuntu 11.10 / Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-ubuntu1110_i386.deb

Ubuntu 11.10 / Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-ubuntu1110_amd64.deb

Free BSD

FreeBSD 9 (32 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-fbsd9.tbz

FreeBSD 9 (64 bits):
Nessus-5.2.1-fbsd9-amd64.tbz

Solaris

Solaris 10 (sparc):
Nessus-5.0.3-solaris-sparc.pkg.gz

Checksums & GPG Keys

Checksums for Nessus Server binaries: MD5.asc

Tenable GPG Key (Red Hat Enterprise 6 and newer)
RPM-GPG-KEY-Tenable

Tenable GPG Key (Red Hat Enterprise 5 and older)
RPM-GPG-KEY-Tenable-1024

Note:

In order to use the Nessus® vulnerability scanner, you must download the Nessus software and subscribe to a plugins feed. View a features comparison of the different Nessus plugins feeds.

What's New in Nessus 5.2

Nessus 5.2, a lightweight security monitoring solution, provides customers with targeted email notifications, remediation recommendations, increased intelligence, and expanded platform support and integration.

Key features include:

View an introduction video which highlights some of the major Nessus 5.2 features and improvements.