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'
This option can be found under the following section:
Scan Configuration > Credentials > Windows > Global Settings.
Plugin Details
File Name: start_registry_svc.nasl
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/transport, SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password
Excluded KB Items: SMB/not_windows