By typing this command,you are first telling the server to use PERL.EXE on
your server to run the file nikto.pl.The –update switch is then used to tell nikto.pl
to run this command and update the database.As we’ll see in the next section,many
switches are used with Nikto to perform different tests or tasks.Nikto will then
connect to www.cirt.net and download an up-to-date version of the
scan_database.db database file,and any plug-in files that have been updated.Upon
doing this,you will have the latest version of the Nikto database,complete with all
the information to find the most recent misconfigurations,insecure or default ...
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