Top 10 unbeatable vulnerability scanners:
1. Nessus
-Features: patch, configuration, and compliance auditing; mobile, malware, and botnet discovery; sensitive data identification etc.
-Versions: Nessus and Nessus Perimeter Service (commercial organisations and enterprises), Nessus evaluations (commercial organisations) and Nessus Home (non-commercial, home network).
-Operating Systems supported: Windows, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, and/or other UNIX variants.
-Price: Paid
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2. OpenVAS
-Framework of several services and tools that offers a comprehensive vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution.
-Consists of a daily updated feed of Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs).
-Majority of components licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL).
-Operating Systems supported: Linux, Windows and others.
-Price: Free
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3. CORE Impact Pro
-Taking vulnerabilty scanning to an all new level beyond traditional exploitation, CORE Impact Pro provides the same level of Advanced Persistent Threat and password-based techniques currently being deployed by various cyber criminals.
-Allowing commercial and government organisations to actively test the security of their network and application infrastructure.
-Operating System supported: Windows
-Price: Paid
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4. Nexpose
-Scans for mis-configurations, vulnerabilities, and malware and then provides specific remedies for each issue.
-Scans the entire IT environment including networks, operating systems, web applications, databases, and virtualisation.
-Operating System supported: Windows and Linux.
-Price: Paid
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5. GFI Lan Guard
-Scans and detects network vulnerabilities before they are exposed. This considerably reduces the time required to patch machines.
-Provides both security and non-security patches for Microsoft, Mac OS X, Linux and over 50 other third-party operating systems and applications.
-Operating System supported: Windows
-Price: Paid
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6. QualysGuard
-Award-winning cloud security and compliance solution that provides global businesses with on demand critical security intelligence.
-Provides auditing, compliance and protection for Internet perimeter systems, internal networks, and web applications.
-Operating System supported: Windows
-Price: Paid
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7. MBSA
-The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser provides a streamlined detection of missing security updates and common security misconfigurations.
- The very recent MBSA 2.3 release adds support for Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2012.
-Operating System supported: Windows
-Price: Free
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8. Retina
-Perhaps one of the most sophisticated vulnerability assessment solutions available.
-Available as a standalone application or as part of the Retina CS unified vulnerability management platform.
-Efficiently identifies exposures (missing patches, configuration weaknesses etc.) and then prioritises enterprise-wide remediation.
-Operating System supported: Windows
-Price: Paid
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9. Secunia PSI
-The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) efficiently identifies vulnerable and out-dated programs and plug-ins, that might expose your PC to attacks. It thereafter patch these vulnerable programs.
-Operating System supported: Windows
-Price: Free
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10. Nipper
-The Network Infrastructure Parser checks the security of network devices such as switches, routers, and firewalls.
-It was earlier an open source tool. Then its developer (Titania) released a commercial version and tried to hide their old GPL releases.
-Operating System supported: Windows, Apple MAC OSX, Linux
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