Blue Team Info

Step 1: Install the server, client and plugin packages: 
#apt—get install openvas-server openvas-client openvas-plugins-base openvas—plugins-dfsg  

Step 2: Update the vulnerability database 
# openvas—nvt-sync 

Step 3: Add a user to run the client:
openvas-adduser

Step 4: Login:
sysadm 

Step 5: Authentication (pass/cert) [pass]: [HIT ENTER] 

Step 6: Login password: <PASSWORD>
You will then be asked to add "User rules". 

Step 7: Allow this user to scan authorized network by typing:
accept <YOUR IP ADDRESS OR RANGE> 
default deny

Step 8: type ctrl-D to exit, and then accept. 

Step 9: Start the server:
# service openvas-server start 

Step 10: Set targets to scan:
Create a text file with a list of hosts/networks to scan.
# vi scanme.txt

Step 11: Add one host, network per line:
<IP ADDRESS OR RANGE>

Step 12: Run scan"
# openvas-client -q 127.0.0.1 9390 sysadm nsrc+ws
scanme.txt openvas-output-.html -T txt -V -x

Step 13: (Optional) run scan with HTML format:
# openvas-client -q 127.0.0.1 9390 sysadm nsrc+ws
scanme.txt openvas-output-.txt -T html -V -x