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GFI LanGuard 12 Scanning Profile Editor | 209
Option Description
Enabling/disabling
checks for secu-
rity applications
To enable checks for installed security applications in a particular scanning profile:
1. From the Network & Security Audit Options tab, click on the Applications sub–tab.
2. Click on the Advanced Options tab.
3. Select the scanning profile that you wish to customize from the left pane under Profiles.
4. Select Enable scanning for installed applications on target computer(s) checkbox.
5. (Agent–less scans) Select Enable full security applications audit for agent–less scans
checkbox.
Note
1. Agent–less scans temporarily runs a small service on the remote computers in order to
retrieve the relevant information.
2. Security applications scanning are configurable on a scan profile by scan profile basis. Make
sure to enable security applications scanning in all profiles where this is required.
3. The number of supported security applications is constantly updated. Click the link
available in order to get the latest version of the list. Configuring security applications –
advanced options.
To configure alerting triggers for installed security applications in a particular scanning profile:
1. From Network & Security Audit Options tab, click Applications sub–tab.
2. Click Advanced Options tab.
3. Select the scanning profile that you wish to customize from the left pane under Profiles.
4. Select Enable scanning for installed applications on target computer(s) checkbox.
5. (Agent–less scans) Select Enable full security applications audit for agent–less scans
checkbox.
6. From the bottom–right pane, select the trigger you want to configure and choose between Yes
or No from the drop down menu next to the respective alert trigger.
Note
Security applications scanning are configurable on a scan profile by scan profile basis. Make
sure to enable security applications scanning in all profiles where this is required.
12.5 Configuring security scanning options
Use Scanner Options tab to configure the operational parameters of the security–scanning engine.
These parameters are configurable on a scan profile by scan profile basis and define how the scanning
engine will perform target discovery and OS Data querying.