How to 'active scan' all requests passing through Burp?

If you want to actively scan all requests originating from your browser / automated tools, then Burp has got your back. Scanning all requests is easier than you think with Burp’s Live task.

In Burp Suite Professional, click on the “New live task” button in Dashboard.

New live task

New live task

Then select task type as “Live audit” and the tools scope as “Proxy.” When it comes to URL scope, select “Suite scope” if you already have configured scope for target domains. If you haven’t, then click “Custom scope” to configure.

Don’t click on “Everything” unless you know what you are doing. 😜

Configuring live task

Configuring live task

Once the live task starts, Burp scans all the requests passing through its proxy as per the URL scope defined.

Live tasks

Live tasks


Logger++ view of all requests initiated from Burp Scanner

Logger++ view of all requests initiated from Burp Scanner