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acunetix vs nessus - un1v3r54lw4rr10r99 - Jul 10, 2013
Hi,
Just wanted to know what do you think is the best scanner
nessus or acunetix ?
please reply :)
* - xQQ - Jul 10, 2013
Nessus is better in my opinion but but both are very loud. Better do it manually
* - Muffinz2323 - Jul 10, 2013
Using both is always an option even if it is quite loud
* - MarsMan - Apr 11, 2015
what do you mean loud here ? :-) can you explain a bit
* - paynety174 - Apr 11, 2015
(Apr 11, 2015 12:44 PM)MarsMan Wrote: what do you mean loud here ? :-) can you explain a bit
Loud means it creates ways to be noticed by the server/admin/whatever. It goes balls to the wall and doesn't care if it gets noticed on the other end, basically
* - xXxTheArtistxXx1 - Apr 13, 2015
(Jul 10, 2013 02:05 AM)un1v3r54lw4rr10r99 Wrote: Hi,
Just wanted to know what do you think is the best scanne
nessus or acunetix ?
please reply :)
Netsparker is the best tool out there , tried acunetix it is good but slow
* - KiritoStorm - Apr 13, 2015
Manual is definitely a better choice, No point in trynna be silent if you're loud af, thats like trynna break into a house while playing a trumpet when the cops are outside, pointless.
* - packet41 - Apr 13, 2015
2 answers, Nessus is pretty great at checking everything based on proper rules based on PCI certifications ect. Acunetix is nice for a quick scan checking all the default boxes without having to have any actual knowledge of what's going on behind the scanner. Both come in as subpar compared to a proper pentester doing his job correctly.
* - haxedsh1t - Apr 14, 2015
For pentesting your own system I prefer nessus. Although you should not use it on systems you trying to break into, as it doesn't care to be silent.
* - thepez - May 2, 2015
I personally like Nessus the best for quick and dirty stuff. Being too loud especially if your connected to a network via wifi i've noticed causes routers to disconnect. If there was a stealth mode, it would be a really sweet t00l.