SMB Registry : Stop the Registry Service after the scan

info Nessus Plugin ID 35704

Synopsis

The registry service was stopped after 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 and if Nessus automatically enabled the registry for the duration of the scan, this plugin will stop it afterwards.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 35704

File Name: stop_registry_svc.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Settings

Published: 2/18/2009

Updated: 7/9/2012

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password, SMB/transport, SMB/shutdown_registry_after_scan

Excluded KB Items: Host/dead