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by LarkaUZ_ 3324 days ago
Hi. Indeed we did not write a vulnerability scanner from scratch. We run a few major vulnerability scanners like OpenVAS on the target website, configured in a way to be non-intrusive. We do not communicate on the exact tools that we launch and how we compile the results since this is our secret sauce ...

Fair point about the "GET /article/delete/1" issue, unfortunately a lot of SMB do not have staging/test instances ...

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> We do not communicate on the exact tools

Honestly, you're not communicating much. Serious question: why would anyone give you their card details for a complete unknown? Your site doesn't provide free scans, sample reports (or even partial ones), or even say anything about who 'ScannerSec' is.

It would be relatively straightforward to announce the scanners you use without disclosing your analysis/correlation tools (which presumably is where you're looking to add value here?)

I'd echo the other comments about being very careful with language like "non-intrusive", I've taken systems down with a single ' character in a login box before or by carrying out basic port scans.

Now obviously you could say that a system that fragile has bigger problems, but customers tend not to feel that way if something bad has happened to their site on the day you're scanning them...

Your secret sauce is purely based on the hard work of open source developers. Pardon me if I don't support your obscurantism.
Granted OP is obscure but this is a very harsh assessment. Such comments can be hurtful to hear when you launch. Why not give some positive and constructive feedback?
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