File and Process Allow List

Tenable recommends allowing certain Tenable Nessus Agent files, folders, and processes in first-party and third-party endpoint security products such as anti-virus applications and host-based intrusion and prevention systems.

Tip: If your Windows installation uses a non-standard drive or folder structure, you can use the %PROGRAMFILES% and %PROGRAMDATA% environment variables.

The following table contains a list of files, folders, and processes to add to an allow list.

Windows

Folders

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\Tenable\Nessus Agent\openssl.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:\Program Files (x86)\Tenable\Nessus Agent\openssl.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\tmp\pre-install-check\openssl.exe
%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
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
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