Security scanner for Oracle and various flavors of Unix. Performs over 900 remote security checks, and suggests solutions for security problems.
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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 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..
GFI surpasses Nessus when targeting Windows hosts
Nessus gives you risk levels to each IP address with a detailed report.
the cause of misfortunune
The person that killed was Nessus, the centaur.:)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirt_of_Nessus
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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Yes, Hercules defeated the centaur Nessus in Greek mythology. During an encounter, Nessus attempted to abduct Hercules' wife, Deianira, prompting Hercules to shoot him with a poisoned arrow. Before dying, Nessus tricked Deianira into taking his blood as a love charm, which ultimately led to tragic consequences for both Hercules and Deianira later on.
Nessus, the centaur.
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