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• Custom software deploys twice or more often

  Versions / Builds AffectedGFI LanGuard 2015 Build 20150130 StatusOpen Problem SummaryWhen running a custom software deployment, the software will be deployed multiple times. TT / JIRAID2516 How to Ide...

• Daily Scheduled Scan Starts Immediately Instead of Waiting to the Next Day

  Overview When setting and enabling a scheduled scan to run daily, it will run immediately instead of waiting to the next day.   Resolution The fix for this issue has been incorporated into GFI LanGuar...

• Database import fails after upgrade to LanGuard 12

  Versions / Builds AffectedLanGuard 12 (20160419) StatusOpen Problem SummaryThe import of the back-end database fails after the upgrade to LanGuard 12 TT / JIRAIDGFIL-591 How to Identify- database conv...

• Disk space requirements for GFI LanGuard scans

  AnswerThe exact space required to save each scan result can vary depending on the scanning profile used and some other factors. However, a preset vulnerability scan will require approximately 1 MB spa...

• Do updates to the vulnerabilities database overwrite my custom vulnerabilities?

  Answer When upgrading to a new build or version of GFI LANguard, it is possible to decide whether to: Replace custom vulnerabilities Rename customer vulnerabilities Keep the old vulnerabilities When n...

• Does GFI LanGuard execute the respective hack/vulnerability when scanning for alerts?

  Answer When scanning for some alerts, GFI LanGuard does execute code to check if the exploit exists on the scanned machine. E.g. One of the alerts is the Escape Characters Decoding bug. It does execut...

• Does GFI LanGuard have to be installed on the local network to perform vulnerability scanning?

  Answer GFI LanGuard can be deployed on any Windows based (Vista/2008 or newer) computer, as long as it is able to reach and login to the target computers that need to be scanned. For example, GFI LANg...

• Does GFI LanGuard remediate OVAL, CVE and other vulnerabilities? ( ONLY)

  Answer YES and NO. LanGuard will remediate CVE/OVAL vulnerabilities that are related to patches of supported applications. It WILL NOT remediate vulnerabilities of unsupported applications OR vulnerab...

• Does GFI LanGuard require internet access to scan a network for vulnerabilities?

  Answer Internet access is NOT a requirement of GFI LanGuard to perform vulnerability scanning on a local network. Internet access is only required when: Scanning remote targets that are not directly c...

• Does GFI LanGuard scan non-Microsoft technologies for vulnerabilities?

  Answer GFI LanGuard currently supports complete scanning and patching for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and MAC OSX platforms GFI LanGuard currently supports vulnerability assessment for network devices. ...