avast! Management Server Detection

info Nessus Plugin ID 25336

Synopsis

A network management service is listening on the remote host.

Description

The remote service appears to be a broadcast listener for avast! Management Server (AMS), which is used by avast! Distributed Network Manager (ADNM) as well as avast! Managed Clients for remote deployment and management of avast! antivirus within an enterprise.

Solution

Limit incoming traffic to this port if desired.

See Also

https://www.avast.com/index

http://files.avast.com/files/eng/adnmag.pdf

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 25336

File Name: ams_detect.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Published: 5/25/2007

Updated: 11/22/2019

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:ams