Vulnerable System Drivers - OS Test
System drivers are essential for enabling communication between the operating system and hardware devices (like printers, graphics cards, or network adapters). A system driver is vulnerable when a driver software component of a computer system contains security flaws or weaknesses that can be exploited by malicious actors. If these drivers have vulnerabilities, they may provide an entry point for attackers to gain unauthorized access, escalate privileges, or cause other harmful effects. For this reason, the Vulnerable System Drivers - OS test reports the count of system drivers that are vulnerable, thus helping the administrator to rapidly identify and efficiently troubleshoot the issues caused by vulnerable drivers.
Target of the test : An Amazon Cloud Desktop Group
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target desktop group that is being monitored.
Parameter | Description |
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
Host |
The nick name of the Amazon Cloud Desktop Group component for which this test is to be configured. |
Port |
Refers to the port at which the specified host listens to. By default, this is NULL. |
Inside View Using |
To obtain the 'inside view' of performance of the desktops - i.e., to measure the internal performance of the cloud-based citrix virtual desktops - this test uses a light-weight eG VM Agent software deployed on each of the desktops. Accordingly, this parameter is by default set to eG VM Agent. |
Report Powered OS |
If this flag is set to Yes (which is the default setting), then the 'inside view' tests will report measures for even those desktops that do not have any users logged in currently. Such desktops will be identified by their name and not by the username_on_desktopname. On the other hand, if this flag is set to No, then this test will not report measures for those desktops to which no users are logged in currently. |
Report By User |
This flag is set to Yes by default. The value of this flag cannot be changed. This implies that the cloud-based virtual desktops in environments will always be identified using the login name of the user. In other words, in cloud environments, this test will, by default, report measures for every username_on_desktopname. |
Is Cloud VMs |
This flag is set to Yes by default. The value of this flag cannot be changed. This implies that the cloud-based virtual desktops in environments will always be identified using the login name of the user. In other words, in cloud environments, this test will, by default, report measures for every username_on_desktopname. |
DD Frequency |
Refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. For instance, if you set to 1:1, it means that detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. |
Detailed Diagnosis |
To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG suite embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:
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Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Number of vulnerable drivers |
Indicates the total number of drivers that are vulnerable to malicious actions. |
Number |
The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the list of the vulnerable drivers. |