Deploy a Mac Agent
The Vulnerable Software Discovery Tool for Mac (svmscan_macos) is a small, simple, customizable and extremely powerful scan engine that offers a fully featured command line interface (CLI) for scanning functionality.
This CLI allows you to run scans directly from the command line, or to launch scans by using the Software Vulnerability Research console.
Important:Ensure that the Vulnerable Software Discovery Tool for Mac is always available in a local folder on the target host.
Before deploying the Mac Agent, see the prerequisites in Agent-Based Scan – Requirements for Mac OS X.
To deploy a Mac Agent:
| 1. | Log in to https://app.flexerasoftware.com/login/?next=/ |
| 2. | In the Settings module, go to Assessment > Downloads. For details see, Downloads. |
| 3. | Download the Vulnerable Software Discovery Tool for Mac. |
| 4. | Click svmscan_macos.dmg to download the Mac. |
| 5. | Double-click on downloaded dmg to view the contents. To save, drag and drop it to the preferred location. |
| 6. | Open a Terminal windows and run the following commands: |
cd Downloads/
To install:
sudo ./svmscan_macos -i
| 7. | Enter your administrator password. Then you should get information like this. |
In about 30 minutes, you should see the first set of scan results in the Software Vulnerability Research website.
Note:To un-install run the following command.
./svmscan_macos.dmg -r