Install OpenVAS on Kali Linux

Links

• https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd
• https://community.greenbone.net/

Nessus:

• How to Install and Configure Nessus Vulnerability Scanner on Kali Linux
• How to install, configure and use Nessus Vulnerability Scanner on CentOS 8

Install Kali Linux VM

NetInstaller ISO: https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-bare-metal
Install Note:

• Uncheck Desktop Environment
• Uncheck XFCE

Update the system

sudo apt update                      

sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

Install OpenVAS

sudo apt install openvas

Run the following command to start the setup process:

The setting process may take some time and consume a lot of data. In the test setup we used for this tutorial, the complete setup process took 10 minutes, which is not bad.

sudo gvm-setup

After the configuration process is complete, all the necessary OpenVAS processes will start and the web interface will open automatically. The web interface is running locally on port 9392 and can be accessed through https://localhost:9392.

Verify the Installation

sudo gvm-check-setup

Password reset

sudo runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --user=admin --new-password=new_password

Starting and stopping OpenVAS

Run the following command to start the services:

Sudo gvm-start

To stop the OpenVAS services again, run:

sudo gvm-stop

To create a new user:

sudo runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --create-user=admin2 --new-password=12345

To change the password of the existing user:

sudo runuser -u _gvm -- gvmd --user=admin --new-password=new_password

Configure OpenVAS

Change timezone:

NOTE: Recommend setting the timezone as UTC, the report displays UTC time only no matter what timezone you set.

Top-Right corner > My Settings

Automatic Feed Updates With Cron

sudo greenbone-feed-sync --type GVMD_DATA
sudo greenbone-feed-sync --type SCAP
sudo greenbone-feed-sync --type CERT

Please note: The CERT feed sync depends on data provided by the SCAP feed and should be called after syncing the latter.