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jkoay
Staff & Editor
Staff & Editor
Dec 23, 2024 8:14 AM UTC

Technical Tip: Windows command to manually trigger vulnerability scan

Description This article describes command to manually trigger vulnerability scan in Windows endpoint.
Scope FortiClient Windows.
Solution

To manually trigger vulnerability scan in Windows endpoint, in an elevated command prompt (running as administrator), run command as below:

 

fcVlbtScan.exe -s fd_01 -d -n

 

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Vulnerability scans will start scanning automatically for vulnerable applications. The vulnerability scan results will be included in 'C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\logs\vcm\timestamp_folder'.

 

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