UPDATE: Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8 BETA

by Black on November 17, 2011

in Security Reconnaissance, Security tools, Tool Updates, Web Application Penetration Testing

Acunetix is one of the most successful Web Vulnerability Scanner present today. Great thing it has been updated with many features. We have talked about acunetix here.

Acunetix Version 8 of Web Vulnerability Scanner has been optimized to make life easier at every stage of a security scan. WVS is easier to use for web admins and security analysts alike: enhanced automation, ability to save scan settings as a template to avoid reconfiguration, and multiple instance support for simultaneous scans of several websites. WVS 8 also ushers in a new exciting co-operation between Acunetix and Imperva: developers of the industry’s leading Web Application Firewall.

Acunetix 8

Features of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8

  • Manipulation of inputs from URLs
  • Automatic IIS 7 rewrite rule interpretation
  • Support for custom HTTP headers
  • Imperva Web Application Firewall integration
  • New vulnerability class: HTTP Parameter Pollution
  • Multiple instance support
  • Redesigned Scheduler
  • Automatic custom 404 error page recognition and detection
  • Scan settings templates
  • Simplified Scan Wizard
  • Smart memory management

Define number of files per directory
Limit number of subdirectories per website
Assign Crawler memory limit

  • Real-time Crawler status
  • Scan termination status included in report
  • Web application coverage report
  • Log file retention

Well as per Acunetix team they hhave made Significant improvements in version 8

Download Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8:

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8

(vulnerabilityscanner8.exe) – http://www.acunetix.com/vulnerability-scanner/vulnerabilityscanner8.exe

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