This label appears in the results page information to identify which scan the host failed.

The severity of the failure if the file is not on the host. See Severity level for more details.

The name of the file being checked.

Enter the content that must be present within the file in order for the host to pass the scan (e.g., the version number of a product in a configuration file). When the information is found, the host passes the scan. If the information is not found, the host fails the scan.

Requires Agent 4.0.4 or greater.

To speed up the search for a file you can first check the registry to determine the folder in which the file is installed. In this field you would enter the section of the registry where the information about the file you seek resides.

For example, if you want to make sure that Windows Messenger is installed on the host, the scan needs to look for msmsgs.exe. Enter the registry key that points to the Value Name containing the location of msmsgs.exe, such as:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MessengerService

The Value Name that contains the path to the file the custom scan is seeking.

To continue the example above, the Registry Key listed in the previous field tells the custom scan the part of the registry to access to determine where msmsgs.exe is installed. Once the custom scan is looking in the correct section, it needs to know the specific "container" or Value Name in the registry that has the path to msmsgs.exe, such as:

InstallationDirectory

The custom scan can begin its search in the directory specified in the "InstallationDirectory" Value Name, such as:

"C:\Program Files\Messenger"

Default = No. Select Yes to run the file when it is located.

Command line options to be used when executing the file.

Default = No. If set to Yes, the scan waits until the execution of the program is complete before continuing.

The version number of the file has to be greater than or equal to the version number entered here.

The URL of the page with information about this file. If entered, this link appears on the Results page. This is a user created web page. It must be stored in:

/bsc/Registration/registration/site

When completing this field you must enter part of the path for the page not just the page name, such as:

site/pagename.jsp

Select the check box next to the version(s) of Windows for which this key is required.