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• Missing Patch Detection for Windows in GFI LanGuard

  Overview This article explains how LanGuard detects missing patches for Windows, including Microsoft-developed and third-party patches.  Introduction One of the main GFI LanGuard features is its missi...

• 'Record(s) cannot be read; no read permission on 'Updates'' Error While Scanning

  Overview While performing a scan on GFI LanGuard, the following error occurs: Record(s) cannot be read; no read permission on 'Updates' Diagnosis In the error above, the word 'Updates' references to a...

• Why are the Updates for the Supported by GFI LanGuard Third-Party Applications Not Showing Up?

  Overview LanGuard is not updating the supported by the GFI LanGuard third-party software (Adobe, Chrome, etc) - after the target machine scan is complete the expected update is not displayed in the li...

• Error: Server Execution Failed After Preforming a Scan

  Overview   This article provides information on the Server Execution Failed error that can occur after running a scan. It also provides troubleshooting steps to attempt to resolve the error.      Info...

• Saving and Loading Scan Results in XML

  Overview GFI LanGuard allows users to save and load scan results in XML files. This article describes how to do that. Solution Scan Results are an invaluable source of information for systems administ...

• Performing a Manual Scan in GFI LanGuard

  Overview A Manual Scan also called an Interactive Scan is a process of performing audits on target computers without using agents. This article describes the process of manually scanning target machin...

• How Do I Configure Wake-On-LAN on Scan Targets?

  Overview This article guides you on how to set up Wake-on-LAN on a Windows operating system for the GFI LanGuard to wake up the target machines. Prerequisites The motherboard and the network interface...

• Adding or Removing Ports from the Network Scan

  Overview Follow the instructions provided below to add or remove a port from the network scan. Process Go to Configuration. Open Network & Software Audit on the left. Select the Port scan profile you ...

• Resolving Credentials Permissions Error: 'The scan cannot continue because the user does not have Local Administrator rights'

  Overview When initiating an Interactive (Manual) scan from the console, the following error is displayed: The scan cannot continue because the user 'domain\user' does not have Local Administrator righ...

• Why does GFI LANguard show that my web server is vulnerable to all web alerts?

  AnswerThis is normally caused if the web server is configured to send a custom web page when a requested page is not found. GFI LANguard is expecting to get an error message (e.g. HTTP error 404), and...