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nessus-service.exe

Nessus

Tenable Network Security Inc.

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Tenable Nessus”. This is installed with Tenable Nessus.
Publisher:
Tenable Network Security, Inc  (signed by Tenable Network Security Inc.)

Product:
Nessus

Version:
5.2.6

MD5:
c72185d9c4a48fc7d7b5ef885a3afb9a

SHA-1:
bd34a831f03f1ce30551198a0ccdfd1408c6c91f

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:43:27 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
16.7 KB (17,136 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 1998 - 2014 Tenable Network Security, Inc

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\tenable\nessus\nessus-service.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tenable Network Security Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/16/2011 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/16/2014 7:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Tenable Network Security Inc., O=Tenable Network Security Inc., L=Columbia, S=Maryland, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0B58208B36248F718B1BFB450AD2E45E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2014 10:00:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
384:KWFTCneZAXSSHuV/EpnYPLnd9WZZvz/p/:ThCnuSI/Ucop/

Entry address:
0x1809

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 04, 00, 00, E9, B3, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 48, 31, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 44, 31, 40, 00, 89, 15, 40, 31, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 3C, 31, 40, 00, 89, 35, 38, 31, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 34, 31, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 60, 31, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 54, 31, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 30, 31, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 2C, 31, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 28, 31, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 24, 31, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 58, 31, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 4C, 31, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 50, 31, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 5C, 31, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.2057

Code size:
3.5 KB (3,584 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Tenable Nessus

Description:
Tenable Nessus Network Security Scanner

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file nessus-service.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Tenable Nessus  by Tenable Network Security, Inc.
www.tenablesecurity.com
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