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SMB Registry : Start the Registry Service during the scan
info Nessus Plugin ID 35703
Synopsis
The registry service was enabled for the duration of the scan.Description
To perform a full credentialed scan, Nessus needs the ability to connect to the remote registry service (RemoteRegistry). If the service is down, this plugin will attempt to start for the duration of the scan.You need to explicitly enable this option for this plugin to work:
'Start the Remote Registry service during the scan'
In Tenable Nessus and Tenable Vulnerabilty Management (formerly Tenable.io), this option can be found under the following section in the scan policy:
Credentials > Windows > Global Credential Settings.
In Tenable Security Center, this option can be found under the following section in the scan policy:
Authentication > Windows.
See Also
https://docs.tenable.com/nessus/Content/Windows.htm
Plugin Details
Severity: Info
ID: 35703
File Name: start_registry_svc.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: Settings
Published: 2/18/2009
Updated: 10/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password, SMB/transport
Excluded KB Items: SMB/not_windows