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In Greek mythology, Nessus was a centaur whom Heracles killed. Nessus gave Heracles' wife a tunic poisoned with Nessus' own blood, and Heracles put it on and died. The term "shirt of Nessus" refers to something that appears to be a victory but ends up destroying the apparent victor..
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The shirt of Nessus is also known as the shirt that killed Hercules The shirt of Nessus didn't kill Hercules or Heracles (his real name, Hercules is his Roman name) it was poisoned by Heracles' stepmother Hera (her revenge to Zeus for cheating on her) which she gave to Heracles' wife telling her the wearer will be eternally faithful and they would never be able to take it off (this part was not a lie). Once Heracles put it on though it tortured him/causing him great pain so he built himself a funeral pyre and lied down on it just then Zeus came and saved Heracles taking him to mount Olympus to become an Immortal/God
Security scanner for Oracle and various flavors of Unix. Performs over 900 remote security checks, and suggests solutions for security problems.www.nessus.org/Nessus was a centaur who was killed by Hercules and in turn deceived Hercule's wife, Deianeira, into putting the blood of Nessus on his shirt which in turn killed Hercules eventually. Son of Ixion and Nephele.
In the Greek myth, it is Deianara, his second wife, that gives him the poisoned shirt of Nessus the centaur, after hearing a rumor that he is unfaithful to her. In the Disney film, no one...
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The person that killed was Nessus, the centaur.:)
Hercules set the centaur Nessus on fire. In Greek mythology, after Nessus attempted to abduct Hercules' wife, Deianira, Hercules shot him with a poisoned arrow. As he was dying, Nessus tricked Deianira into taking his blood, claiming it would ensure Hercules' love, ultimately leading to tragic consequences.
Put simply, Nessus identifies potential vulnerabilities, whereas Metasploit exploits the vulnerability. Metasploit is basically a list of exploits you can use against a target, Nessus tells you which one you should pick a bit like asking a shop assistant what would work best to hack the said computer, the shop assistant (Nessus), will say: "Yes of course sir, I think you will want this." as he points to an item on the shelf (Metasploit).
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