Detections
Analytics

Microsoft Windows AutoRuns Unique Entries

info Nessus Plugin ID 70628

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Synopsis

Report unique autoruns entries.

Description

This plugin will gather the autoruns from this machine and compare them against other machines to find unique entries.

The output of this report does not imply that anything is wrong. Each entry is informative and should be investigated if it is found to be suspect.

Some things to consider with the output :

- Different file paths
 - Environment variables (%programfiles%)
 - Different OS basic items (XP or Win7)

Plugin Notes :

- This plugin uses the output from the collected autoruns plugins.
 - This plugin requires at least two machines to be scanned.
 - This plugin performs best when scanning systems of the same type.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 70628

File Name: windows_autoruns_unique_entries.nbin

Version: 1.164

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/25/2013

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus