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🔓 Vulnerability Assessment OpenVAS

Modify scanner settings

OpenVAS command for modify scanner settings. Copy the command below and use it in your terminal.

openvas — terminal
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ gvmd --modify-setting --value=UUID-OF-SCANNER
Tool
OpenVAS
Category
Vulnerability Assessment
Purpose
Modify scanner settings

🛡️ Usage Tips

  • Always ensure you have proper authorization before using OpenVAS against any target
  • Replace target with the actual IP address or hostname you are testing
  • Run this command from a Kali Linux terminal or any system with OpenVAS installed
  • Combine with other OpenVAS commands for more comprehensive results
  • Pipe output to a file with > output.txt for later analysis

🔗 More OpenVAS Commands

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gvm-start
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gvm-check-setup
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greenbone-nvt-sync
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greenbone-scapdata-sync
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greenbone-certdata-sync
Sync CERT data
gvm-manage-certs -a
Auto-generate certificates
runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --create-user=admin
Create admin user
runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --user=admin --new-password=pass
Set password
omp -u admin -w pass -g
Get target list
omp -u admin -w pass -T
List tasks
omp -u admin -w pass -iX "<create_target>..."
Create target

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