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Dell Watchdog Timer Installed (Windows)

info Nessus Plugin ID 339707

Synopsis

The Dell Watchdog Timer application is installed on the remote Windows host.

Description

The Dell Watchdog Timer application is installed on the remote Windows host as a Microsoft Store (AppX) package. The application provides a user interface to monitor the BIOS watchdog timer setting and the WDTKernel.sys kernel driver status.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?xgj53

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 339707

File Name: dell_watchdog_timer_win_installed.nbin

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/26/2026

Updated: 8/26/2026

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:dell:watchdog_timer

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated