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How to Install OpenVAS on Kali


Step 1: Update

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo apt update


  • The list of available packages and their versions is updated, but no packages are installed or upgraded.



  • If you want to install newer version of packages,  # sudo apt-get upgrade
  • If you want to install newer version of kernel, # sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Step 2: Install OpenVAS

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo apt-get install openvas






Step 3: Download Plugin for the Scanner

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo gvm-setup





Step 4: Start the Service

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo gvm-start





Step 5: Open your browser and paste the URL

Log in with your username and password obtained in step 4

https://127.0.0.1:9392/login





Step 6: Go to the Configuration tab and click scan config

Create a new configuration. If you are getting the below error. Follow the steps





Step 7: Find your Scanner ID

┌──(kalikali)-[~]

└─$ sudo runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --get-scanners





Step 8: Find your Admin ID


┌──(kalikali)-[~]

└─$ sudo runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --get-users --verbose






Step 9: Modify the scanner using scanner ID and Admin ID

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --modify-scanner "scanner_id " --value  "admin_id"       
                       



 

Step 10: Rebuild the Plugin


┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo gvm-feed-update




Step 11: Restart the service

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo gvm-stop 


┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]

└─$ sudo gvm-start



 


Step 12: Restart PostgreSQL service

┌──(kalikali)-[~]

└─$ sudo systemctl stop postgresql


┌──(kalikali)-[~]

└─$ sudo systemctl start postgresql





Step 15: Open your browser and log in to openVAS

Go to  Scan Configs under the Configuration tab. If configurations are worked fine, you should see scan configurations. Else repeat the steps to rebuild the plugins

    







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