diff --git a/nping/nping-dev/ipv6fp.py b/nping/nping-dev/ipv6fp.py
index b21dbdd36..9e951bb6f 100755
--- a/nping/nping-dev/ipv6fp.py
+++ b/nping/nping-dev/ipv6fp.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def print_received_packet(packet):
     try:
         packet.show(label_lvl="    ")
         hexdump(packet)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return
     return
 
diff --git a/zenmap/radialnet/gui/Application.py b/zenmap/radialnet/gui/Application.py
index 125a5203a..4a76b3aa6 100644
--- a/zenmap/radialnet/gui/Application.py
+++ b/zenmap/radialnet/gui/Application.py
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ class Application(BWMainWindow):
             self.__parser = XMLReader(file)
             self.__parser.parse()
 
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
 
-            text = 'It is not possible open file: %s.' % file
+            text = 'It is not possible open file %s: %s' % (file, e)
 
             alert = BWAlertDialog(self,
                                   primary_text='Error opening file.',
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/NetworkInventory.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/NetworkInventory.py
index f0ad98510..a0bc38a28 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/NetworkInventory.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/NetworkInventory.py
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class NetworkInventoryTest(unittest.TestCase):
         inv.add_scan(scan_2)
         try:
             inv.remove_scan(scan_3)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
         self.assertEqual(added_ips, inv.hosts.keys())
         self.assertEqual(host_a.hostnames, ["a"])
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py
index 4763ce628..d97bc9ba7 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ class NmapCommand(object):
                     log.debug(">>> SIGTERM has not worked even after waiting for 5 seconds. Using SIGKILL.")  # noqa
                     os.kill(self.command_process.pid, SIGKILL)
                     self.command_process.wait()
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
         else:
             try:
                 import ctypes
                 ctypes.windll.kernel32.TerminateProcess(
                         int(self.command_process._handle), -1)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
     def get_path(self):
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/Paths.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/Paths.py
index 26f0dcb90..f99873cd1 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/Paths.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/Paths.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Paths(object):
 
         try:
             return self.__dict__[name]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise NameError(name)
 
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/RecentScans.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/RecentScans.py
index 977713405..eaeeda51a 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/RecentScans.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/RecentScans.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class RecentScans(object):
 
         try:
             self.recent_scans_file = Path.recent_scans
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.recent_scans_file = False
 
         if (self.recent_scans_file and
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/SearchResult.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/SearchResult.py
index 08ec8b947..0f0df22c7 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/SearchResult.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/SearchResult.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class SearchDir(SearchResult, object):
                 try:
                     parsed = NmapParser()
                     parsed.parse_file(scan_file)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     pass
                 else:
                     self.scan_results.append(parsed)
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/TargetList.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/TargetList.py
index 08fba320f..a1261e41e 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/TargetList.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/TargetList.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class TargetList(object):
 
         try:
             self.target_list_file = Path.target_list
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.target_list_file = False
 
         #import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitConf.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitConf.py
index d4932ddd8..9cba452d7 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitConf.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitConf.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class SearchConfig(UmitConfigParser, object):
     def get_converted_save_time(self):
         try:
             return int(self.save_time[0]) * self.time_list[self.save_time[1]]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # If something goes wrong, return a save time of 60 days
             return 60 * 60 * 24 * 60
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Profile(UmitConfigParser, object):
     def remove_profile(self, profile_name):
         try:
             self.remove_section(profile_name)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
         self.save_changes()
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class NmapOutputHighlight(object):
             return self.sanity_settings([
                 config_parser.get(
                     property_name, prop, True) for prop in self.setts])
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             settings = []
             prop_settings = self.default_highlights[p_name]
             settings.append(prop_settings["bold"])
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitDB.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitDB.py
index 567bfdf05..c3111d52b 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitDB.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/UmitDB.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ umitdb = ""
 
 try:
     umitdb = Path.db
-except:
+except Exception:
     import os.path
     from BasePaths import base_paths
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class UmitDB(object):
 
         try:
             self.cursor.execute(drop_string)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             connection.rollback()
         else:
             connection.commit()
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/FileChoosers.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/FileChoosers.py
index d379166f2..ea6f45fa8 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/FileChoosers.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/FileChoosers.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class UnicodeFileChooserDialog(gtk.FileChooserDialog):
             encoding = sys.getfilesystemencoding() or "UTF-8"
         try:
             filename = filename.decode(encoding)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
         return filename
 
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/MainWindow.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/MainWindow.py
index aeddc0a1f..019830135 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/MainWindow.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/MainWindow.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ScanWindow(UmitScanWindow):
         # gtk.STOCK_ABOUT is only available in PyGTK 2.6 and later.
         try:
             about_icon = gtk.STOCK_ABOUT
-        except:
+        except AttributeError:
             about_icon = None
 
         self.main_actions = [
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/NmapOutputViewer.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/NmapOutputViewer.py
index e128f3bab..75d767c83 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/NmapOutputViewer.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/NmapOutputViewer.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class NmapOutputViewer (gtk.VBox):
         buf = self.text_view.get_buffer()
         try:
             running = (command is not None and command.scan_state() is True)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             running = False
             complete = False
         else:
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanHostsView.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanHostsView.py
index f90a61371..9b8ab50d9 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanHostsView.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanHostsView.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class ScanHostsView(HIGVBox, object):
         try:
             child = self.scrolled.get_child()
             self.scrolled.remove(child)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     def _set_scrolled(self):
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanInterface.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanInterface.py
index c66ff961e..c9d114242 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanInterface.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScanInterface.py
@@ -618,8 +618,8 @@ class ScanInterface(HIGVBox):
                 alive = scan.scan_state()
                 if alive:
                     continue
-            except:
-                log.debug("Scan terminated unexpectedly: %s" % scan.command)
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.debug("Scan terminated unexpectedly: %s (%s)" % (scan.command, e))
                 self.scans_store.fail_running_scan(scan)
             else:
                 log.debug("Scan finished: %s" % scan.command)
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class ScanInterface(HIGVBox):
                 # Some options like --iflist cause Nmap to emit an empty XML
                 # file. Ignore the exception in this case.
                 st = os.stat(command.get_xml_output_filename())
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 st = None
             if st is None or st.st_size > 0:
                 warn_dialog = HIGAlertDialog(
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py
index 7625f947d..b22f288f1 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class ScriptInterface:
     def script_list_timer_callback(self, process, callback):
         try:
             status = process.scan_state()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             status = None
         log.debug("Script interface: script_list_timer_callback %s" %
                 repr(status))
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/higwidgets/higdialogs.py b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/higwidgets/higdialogs.py
index 06c04fc62..51fcc66b9 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapGUI/higwidgets/higdialogs.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapGUI/higwidgets/higdialogs.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class HIGAlertDialog(gtk.MessageDialog):
             # GTK up to version 2.4 does not have secondary_text
             try:
                 self.format_secondary_text(secondary_text)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass