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Greenbone\/OpenVAS Vulnerability Scanner<\/h1>\n

Following on with my last post regarding security, for those that are trying to install OpenVAS on Ubuntu 16.04, here’s a decent article. I did not write it, but copied it from\u00a0http:\/\/olivermarshall.net\/how-to-install-openvas-9-on-ubuntu-16\/<\/a> in an effort to save myself some time in the future if I lose the link. Please check out the original article and give kudos to the author.<\/p>\n

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How to install OpenVAS 9 on Ubuntu 16 LTS<\/h3>\n
posted on\u00a0APRIL 10, 2017 by\u00a0OLIVER MARSHALL<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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OpenVAS 9 is the latest version of the most well-known open source vulnerability scanner. OpenVAS allows easy scanning of networks with support for a number of vulnerability feeds, both commercial and community driven. Version 9 adds to the list of features and, above all, includes a newer interface with a reduced chance of making your eyeballs bleed.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my rough, but pretty ready, guide on how to install OpenVAS 9 on to Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (Long Term Support).<\/p>\n

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  1. Install\u00a0Ubuntu 16<\/a>\u00a0LTS in your VM of choice. OpenVAS is processor intensive so the more oompf you can give it the better.<\/li>\n
  2. Once it\u2019s ready, update\u00a0your sources and apply any upgrades to the OS, with a reboot for good measure.\n
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    sudo apt-get upgrade<\/div>\n
    sudo reboot<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Install the requirements for OpenVAS 9.\n
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    sudo apt-get install software-properties-common<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Next you\u2019ll need to add the OpenVAS source to your\u00a0list of apt sources and tell apt to update it\u2019s uber-database.\n
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    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mrazavi\/openvas<\/div>\n
    sudo apt-get update<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. Now we get serious and get OpenVAS settled in to place.\n
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    sudo apt-get install openvas9<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. With OpenVAS in place we need to make sure that its feeds are up to date. This is where you go and get a cup of tea as this can take 30 mins or more.\n
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    sudo greenbone-nvt-sync<\/div>\n
    sudo greenbone-scapdata-sync<\/div>\n
    sudo greenbone-certdata-sync<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  7. With the feeds in place lets just be cautious and restart the scanner and manager services and also rebuild the OpenVAS databases. I\u2019m not sure if this is still needed in v9, but hey-ho, let\u2019s\u00a0roll with it.\n
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    sudo service openvas-scanner restart<\/div>\n
    sudo service openvas-manager restart<\/div>\n
    sudo openvasmd –rebuild –progress<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  8. The following two lines are needed for PDF reporting. We\u2019ll install the texlive bits and also the font kit. If you are seeing blank PDF reports in OpenVAS 9 then it\u2019s likely you\u2019ve missed the font kit line below.\n
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  9. Install the OpenVAS 9 dev stuff if you need to.\n
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    sudo apt-get install libopenvas9-dev<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  10. With OpenVAS\u00a0now running on your box you need to just allow TCP port 4000 through the firewall. If you haven\u2019t already enabled it then you should, so lets do that now.\n
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  11. So, with OpenVAS ready, the firewall suitably firewalled, you can point your browser to\u00a0https:\/\/serverip:4000<\/strong>\u00a0and log in with the user\u00a0admin<\/strong>\u00a0and password\u00a0admin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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