More than one OS Identified: correct one and HP-UX 9.05

"Mogren, Jack L." <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.nessus.general
Message-ID <FEC0842038F4F24E8D9E76CDAAF55A0101F33B40@msgebe21.mfad.mfroot.org>
Nessusd version: 3.2.1 [build A919] for Linux
Nessus client: v3.0.1 (build 2G172-Q)

Problem:  I run scans of about 80 devices on a monthly basis.  This
month, for many machines Nessus is reporting more than one OS,
specifically it is reporting  the correct OS and then also reporting the
identified OS as HP-UX 9.0.5.  This generates a "critical" error as
HP-UX 9.0.5 is no longer a supported OS.  My question is why is Nessus
identifying more than one OS and why specifically  is it reporting HP-UX
9.0.5?  For instance:  it correctly identifies a Cisco 11.3 OS for a
router, then identifies it as HP-UX 9.0.5.  I've seen it do this for the
following:  Most Cisco routers and switches, AIX 5.2, Checkpoint
firewalls  
  In my "general" scan, I use most plugins (but not DOS).  Any ideas?

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