File and Process Allow List
Tenable recommends allowing the following Tenable Nessus Agent folders and processes in first-party and third-party endpoint security products such as anti-virus applications and host-based intrusion and prevention systems.
For information about allowlisting Tenable Nessus processes, see File and Process Allowlist in the Tenable Nessus User Guide.
Note: In addition to the folders and processes listed below, Tenable recommends allowlisting certain Tenable sites on your firewall. For more information, see the Which Tenable sites should I allow? KB article.
| Windows |
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Folders Tip: If your Windows installation uses a non-standard drive or folder structure, you can use the %PROGRAMFILES% and %PROGRAMDATA% environment variables.
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| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent\* |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\* |
| Processes |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nasl.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessuscli.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessusd.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus-service.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus-agent-module.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nasl.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessuscli.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessusd.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus-service.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus-agent-module.exe |
| C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus\tmp\pre-install-check\nasl.exe |
| C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus\tmp\pre-install-check\nessuscli.exe |
| C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus\tmp\pre-install-check\nessusd.exe |
| C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus\tmp\pre-install-check\nessus-agent-module.exe |
| C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus Agent\nessus\agent.db |
| %SystemRoot%\tenable_ovaldi_2ef350e0435440418f7d33232f74f260.exe |
| %SystemRoot%\tenable_mw_scan_*.exe |
| %SystemRoot%\temp\nessus_*.bat |
| %SystemRoot%\tenable_ovaldi_2ef350e0435440418f7d33232f74f260.exe |
| %SystemRoot%\Tenable\Nessus Agent\tenable_mw_scan_*.exe |
| %SystemRoot%\Tenable\Nessus Agent\temp\nessus_*.bat |
| Linux |
| Folders |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/* |
| /opt/nessus_agent/bin/* |
| /opt/nessus_agent/lib/nessus/* |
| Files |
| /opt/nessus_agent/bin/nasl |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessusd |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessuscli |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessus-service |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessus-agent-module |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nasl |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessuscli |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessusd |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessus-agent-module |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/openssl |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/agent.db |
| Processes |
| /opt/nessus_agent/bin/nasl |
| /opt/nessus_agent/bin/openssl |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessusd |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessuscli |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessus-service |
| /opt/nessus_agent/sbin/nessus-agent-module |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nasl |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessuscli |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessusd |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessus-agent-module |
| /opt/nessus_agent/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/openssl |
| macOS |
| Folders |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/* |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/bin/* |
| Files |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/bin/nasl |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessusd |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessuscli |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessus-service |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessus-agent-module |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessusmgt |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nasl |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessuscli |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessusd |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessus-agent-module |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/openssl |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/agent.db |
| Processes |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/bin/nasl |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/bin/openssl |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessusd |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessuscli |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessus-service |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessus-agent-module |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/sbin/nessusmgt |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nasl |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessuscli |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessusd |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/nessus-agent-module |
| /Library/NessusAgent/run/var/nessus/tmp/pre-install-check/openssl |