File and Process Allowlist
You need to allow Nessus to access third-party endpoint security products such as anti-virus applications and host-based intrusion and prevention systems.
Note: If your Windows installation uses a non-standard drive or folder structure, use the %PROGRAMFILES% and %PROGRAMDATA% environment variables.
The table following contains a list of Nessus folders, files, and processes that you should allow. For information about allowlisting Nessus Agent processes, see File and Process Allowlist in the Nessus Agent User Guide.
Note: In addition to the files 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 |
|---|
| Files |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\* |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus\* |
| C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\* |
| Processes |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessusd.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nasl.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\nessus-service.exe |
| C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus\openssl.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus\nasl.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus\nessuscli.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus\nessusd.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus\nessus-service.exe |
| C:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus\openssl.exe |
| Linux |
| Files |
| /opt/nessus/bin/* |
| /opt/nessus/bin/openssl |
| /opt/nessus/sbin/* |
| /opt/nessus_agent/lib/nessus/* |
| Processes |
| /opt/nessus/bin/nasl |
| /opt/nessus/sbin/nessusd |
| /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli |
| /opt/nessus/sbin/nessus-service |
| macOS |
| Files |
| /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/* |
| /Library/Nessus/run/bin/* |
| Processes |
| /Library/Nessus/run/bin/nasl |
| /Library/Nessus/run/bin/openssl |
| /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-service |
| /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessuscli |
| /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusd |
| /Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusmgt |