Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner - Support

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Acunetix WVS FAQs

• During a scan, why did Acunetix WVS display a message window stating that URL rewrite was detected?
• Acunetix WVS Build History
• Can I manually import scan results into the Acunetix database file?
• During a scan, I noticed that the application log is reporting many timeouts and the crawler is not identifying certain directories.
• After fixing vulnerabilities, must I rerun a complete scan to make sure I've correctly secured my site?
• I am worried that a specific directory might be risky to scan in realtime. What can I do?
• How does the file filtering system work?
• Does an automated scan require any human intervention?
• Can I schedule an unattended scan?
• How does Acunetix go about cutting down false positives?
• After scanning, why am I receiving large amounts of emails containing an Acunetix test-string?
• Will a vulnerability scan damage my site, or pose a threat to my data?
• How can a web vulnerability scan be performed externally? Will it use up all my bandwidth?
• How does Acunetix WVS work?
• What extra features does Acunetix WVS include?
• What is the idea behind URL rewriting?
• How does Acunetix crawl password protected areas?
• Which Vulnerabilities does Acunetix WVS Check for?
• How to access the Acunetix log files
• Why does Acunetix WVS detect pages that don't exist on my website?
• What can I do if I find an error in Acunetix WVS?
• Does Acunetix WVS have an API interface?
• How does the Acunetix WVS perform a scan and determine vulnerabilities?
• Why is Acunetix WVS not finding a specific vulnerability on my server?
• How to avoid Acunetix login problems during scan
• How to manually scan a website using the HTTP Sniffer to build a site structure
• Why is the crawling process looping indefinitely?
• Numerous emails sent out during a scan