Getting started

Run nessus file analyzer

Run nfa using python or prepare executable file as described in Installation instructions.

Open nessus files

You have five possibilities to open your nessus files in nfa, here they are.

OPTION 1 - by opening file-s

  1. Open nfa.
  2. Go to Menu File.
  3. Choose Open file-s if you want to open one or more nessus files at once.

OPTION 2 - by opening directory

  1. Open nfa.
  2. Go to Menu File.
  3. Choose Open directory if you want to open all nessus files from selected directory and its subdirectories.

OPTION 3 - by use of OS contextual menu

  1. On OS level select one or more nessus files in your OS file browser.
  2. Click RMB on selected file-s and choose from contextual menu option Open with….
  3. Choose nfa to open selected file-s.

OPTION 4 - by file-s Drag & Drop

  1. On OS level select one or more nessus files in your OS file browser.
  2. Simple drag and drop selected file-s on nfa window.

OPTION 5 - by directory Drag & Drop

  1. On OS level select one or more directories containing nessus files in your OS file browser.
  2. Simple drag and drop selected directory or directories on nfa window.

Select report type

Select one or more report types: scan, host, vulnerabilities, noncompliance.

  1. Select report type:

    • scan - if you want to see sum-up from point of view of the whole scan.

      See also

      Check Scan section description to get more details.

    • host - if you want to see sum-up from point of view of particular scanned host.

      See also

      Check Host section description to get more details.

    • vulnerabilities - if you want to see list of vulnerabilities reported in this scan for all scanned hosts.

      See also

      Check Vulnerabilities section description to get more details.

    • noncompliance - if you want to see list of noncompliance reported in this scan for all scanned hosts.

      See also

      Check Noncompliance section description to get more details.

  2. Play with nfa settings to fit target file to your exact needs.

    See also

    Check Settings details to get more details.

Initialize analyze

Click Start button to initiate analyze of all provided nessus files.

Open target file

Click Open button to open target directory where output file has been saved.