Security Scanners

FEATURED: GFI LANguard Listing updated: October 30, 2009

GFI LANguard is a complete network vulnerability management solution that allows you to scan, detect, assess and remediate security vulnerabilities and provides patch management functionality. This solution scans the entire network, performs over 15,000 vulnerability assessments and identifies possible security threats. The complete and thorough vulnerability assessment database includes standards such as OVAL (2,000+ checks) and SANS Top 20.

GFI LANguard also allows auto-downloads of missing patches as well as patch roll-back. Custom software can also be deployed resulting in a consistently configured environment that is secure against vulnerabilities. This is achieved through a single console with extensive reporting functionality, effectively addressing the three pillars of vulnerability management: security scanning, patch management and network auditing. This cost-effective solution is ideal for businesses to safeguard their systems and networks from hacker attacks and security breaches. GFI LANguard is now also available as a freeware version (with full functionality). Visit our site to learn more & download!

TechGenix Reviews & Awards:

  • Users' Rating: 4.42 [224 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 13 comments - View / Post

ShadowSecurityScanner Listing updated: July 13, 2006

Shadow Security Scanner has been developed to provide a secure, prompt and reliable detection of a vast range of security system holes. After completing the system scan, Shadow Security Scanner analyses the data collected, locates vulnerabilities and possible errors in server tuning options, and suggests possible ways of problem solution. Shadow Security Scanner employs a system security analysis algorithm based on a patented "intellectual core".
  • Users' Rating: 4.56 [36 votes] - Vote
  • Comment: 1 comment - View / Post

AW Security Port Scanner Listing updated: October 30, 2009

AWSPS features a set of tools for assessment of Network Security including a TCP Connect scanning engine, with adjustable maximum number of simultaneously opened ports and no-connection time-out adjustment. A TCP Syn scanning engine for Windows 2000 platforms with TCP/IP and ICMP packet capture and more. A UDP Port scanner with test probing of ports to confirm whether the host is up. A NetBIOS scanner. Mapping of Ports to applications feature (Ports Finder). Local Connections and Listening Ports instant report. Local TCP, UDP and ICMP statistics instant report. Local Active Routes, DNS Servers and Persistent Routes. Local IP Statistics/Settings reports. Local Transport Protocols/Winsock Service Providers list and details.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.53 [45 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 0 comments - Post

Retina Network Security Scanner Listing updated: October 30, 2007

Retina Network Security Scanner identifies known network security vulnerabilities and assists in prioritizing threats for remediation. Featuring accurate and non-intrusive scanning, users are able to secure their networks against vulnerabilities. Users can also leverage Retina for security risk assessment, project risk management and enforcing standards-based registry settings through custom policy audits.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.45 [38 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 2 comments - View / Post

Megaping Listing updated: July 29, 2003

MegaPing provides a package of utilities for Information System specialists, system administrators, IT solution providers or individuals. It includes: Scanners: Comprehensive Security Scanner, Port scanner (TCP and UDP ports), IP scanner, NetBIOS scanner, Share Scanner. All Scanners can scan individual computers, any range of IP addresses, domains, and selected type of computers inside domains. Security scanner provides the following information: NetBIOS names, Configuration info, Missing Security Patchs, Installed Service Packs, open TCP and UDP ports, Transports, Shares, Users, Groups, SNMP, Services, Drivers, Local Drives, Sessions, Remote Time of Date, Printers. Monitors: Host and Port Monitor. System Information: System Info Viewer, Advanced Process Viewer, Network Resources Viewer. Network utilities: DNS list host, DNS lookup name, Network Time Synchronizer, Ping, Traceroute, Whois, and Finger. It can generate reports in HTML or TXT format, and copy data to the Clipboard. In addition, Process and Port monitor allows to log errors and informational messages to HTTP log file with different format options. Monitor notification options include email with SMTP server auto discovery, sound notification.
  • Users' Rating: 4.36 [11 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 0 comments - Post

ManageEngine Security Manager Plus Listing updated: November 11, 2008

Security Manager Plus is a network security scanner that reports on network vulnerabilities and helps to remediate them and ensure compliance. With vulnerability scanning, open ports detection, patch management, Windows file/folder/registry change management and vulnerability reporting capabilities, Security Manager Plus protects the network from security threats and malicious attacks.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.33 [6 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 0 comments - Post

Advanced Administrative Tools Listing updated: October 16, 2002

AATools for Windows is a set of utilities for analyzing network properties. AATools is a 12-in-1 utility, including Port Scanner, CGI Analyzer, Proxy Analyzer, Email Verifier, Links Analyzer, Network Status, Process Info, Whois, System Info, Resource Viewer and Registry Cleaner.
  • Users' Rating: 4.31 [32 votes] - Vote
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Sandcat Scanner Listing updated: August 5, 2005

Sandcat Scanner provides a tool for security auditors and system administrators seeking to assess the security posture of an organization's web presence. Features such as SANS Top 20 scan, IDS test, and destructive/non-destructive scan are available from the user interface and as command line parameters, letting you work in the way you feel comfortable. Sandcat Scanner also scans for outdated server software. Sandcat Scanner user interface is similar to a web browser, and most users should be familiar with it
  • Users' Rating: 4.14 [7 votes] - Vote
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NetIQ Vulnerability Manager Listing updated: July 25, 2006

NetIQ Vulnerability Manager ensures that you are identifying the latest system vulnerabilities and complying with corporate and regulatory policies to manage information security risk. NetIQ has teamed with TruSecure to provide you with information on vulnerabilities and exploits through our AutoSync capabilities in Vulnerability Manager. AutoSync provides a common pipe for publishing and delivering vulnerability knowledge as well as other security-related content including patch databases, regulation templates and even sample policy templates. AutoSync can be configured to pull new updates hourly, daily or in the middle of the night to ensure that your vulnerability scans aren't using stale knowledge. NetIQ provides checks to evaluate the most common security controls. Additionally, NetIQ Vulnerability Manager provides templates organized by regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, FERC and GLBA or by best practices such as SANS Top 20, Center for Internet Security, workstation hardening and other operating system baselines. Controls assessments can be run as-needed or scheduled to occur regularly to ensure on going policy compliance. Reports highlighting your most critical and most at-risk systems, provide summaries. NetIQ Vulnerability Manager has the power to identify missing patches on Windows, Unix and Linux platforms. Moreover, NetIQ Vulnerability Manager assists patch management efforts on Windows workstations and servers by assessing automatic update settings and identifying patch installation failures and other events related to patch deployments.
  • Users' Rating: 4 [22 votes] - Vote
  • Comment: 1 comment - View / Post

Nessus Security Scanner Listing updated: October 30, 2009

Traditional network security scanners tend to focus on the services listening on the network - and only on these. Now that viruses and worms are propagating thanks to flaws in mail clients or web browsers, this conception of security is getting outdated.
Nessus has the ability to detect the remote flaws of the hosts on your network, but their local flaws and missing patches as well - whether they are running Windows, Mac OS X or a Unix-like system. Each security test is written as an external plugin, written in NASL. This means that updating Nessus does not involve downloading untrusted binaries from the internet. The Nessus Security Scanner includes NASL, (Nessus Attack Scripting Language) a language designed to write security test easily and quickly. Nessus does not believe that the target hosts will respect the IANA assigned port numbers. This means that it will recognize a FTP server running on a non-standard port (ie: 31337), or a web server running on port 8080. If a host runs the same service twice or more, Nessus will test all of them. Nessus has the ability to test SSLized services such as https, smtps, imaps, and more. You can even supply Nessus with a certificate so that it can integrates into a PKI-fied environement. Nessus gives you the choice between performing a regular non-destructive security audit on a routine basis, or to throw everything you can at a remote host to see how will it withstands attacks from intruders.

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  • Users' Rating: 4 [3 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 0 comments - Post

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