Launch a VM Scan

You can launch vulnerability scans from the Qualys VMDR application to verify whether a vulnerability is fixed.

 Currently, we perform scans to detect all QIDs. We are not supporting scanning for a selected vulnerability at the QID level.

We can launch a Qualys VM scan in the following ways:

For a Single Vulnerability 

1. Click Launch VM Scan from the Related Links in the vulnerability.

   

2. Select the Scanner Appliance and Option Profile from the list and click Start Scan.
   We recommend you use the configured and populated default option profile. If authentication is missed, vulnerability detection may not be accurate. If the vulnerability status is changed to Fixed in the scan, the incident closes automatically.

   If the tracking method for the host is Cloud Agent, Cloud Assets, DNS tracked, NetBIOS tracked, or FQDN, you cannot launch a VM scan.

   

For Hosts/ Assets

You can select multiple host assets from Host Assets or from Host/ Assets and select Launch VM Scan from the list of available actions.

For Host Detections

You can select multiple host assets from Host Detection or from Detections and select Launch VM Scan from the list of available actions.

 

Related Topic

VMDR Incident Groups