Setting up the Local VM Scanner on Windows

Aikido VM Scanner is a single-package that installs on your system, automatically scanning and identifying dependencies to provide a detailed view into your environment.

Prerequisites

• Ensure you have admin privileges on your system

• Make sure to use the appropriate commands for your system or cloud provider

• On Windows, ensure that PowerShell is installed and enabled

Installation and Upgrade

Start PowerShell in admin mode, replace AIKIDO_TOKEN with valid token from Local VM scanning page in Aikido. You can also specify the VM_TYPE as one of: production, staging or development.

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://aikido-vm-agent.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/v1.1.5/AikidoVmScanner.msi" -OutFile "AikidoVmScanner.msi"
msiexec /i AikidoVmScanner.msi /qn /norestart AIKIDO_TOKEN=REPLACE_ME VM_TYPE=production

Hash	AikidoVmScanner.msi
MD5	e62df5fac2253d440cec31762c643026
SHA256	ea21318e06e4fa91df1946298e30bdefb3f90fc84b1966879c9cedb751ed535d

The VM Scanner Agent runs once a day, at a random time between 4:00 AM - 8:00 AM (machine time).

After install, a first scan will start automatically. If you want to run it on demand, you can manually execute it with the following command in a PowerShell with admin privileges.

& 'C:\Program Files\AikidoVmScanner\AikidoVmScanner.exe'

Uninstall

Start PowerShell in admin mode and run:

msiexec.exe /x (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "AikidoVmScanner*" }).IdentifyingNumber /qn /norestart

Logs

Logs are available here, along with the last generated SBOM: C:\ProgramData\AikidoVmScanner\Logs