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Getting Started: Scanning Your Website
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
4. Getting Started: Scanning Your
Website
4.1
Starting a Scan
Auditing the security of your website with Acunetix WVS is easy. The Scan
Wizard allows you to quickly set-up an automated crawl and scan of your
website. An automated scan provides a comprehensive and deep
understanding of the level website security by simply reviewing the individual
alerts returned.
This chapter presents the process of launching a security audit of your
website through the Scan wizard
DO NOT SCAN A WEBSITE WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORISATION!
The web server logs will show the scans and any attacks made by Acunetix WVS. If
you are not the sole administrator of the website please make sure to you warn other
administrators before performing a scan.
Some scans might cause a website to crash requiring a restart of the website.
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