Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer v2.0.1 (for IT Professionals)

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer v2.0.1 (for IT Professionals)

Brief Description
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer provides a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations.

Quick Details
Version: 2.0.1
Date Published: 11/7/2006
Language: English
Download Size: 1.3 MB - 1.3 MB*

Overview
In response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA). Version 2.0.1 of MBSA includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems. MBSA runs on Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems and will scan for common security misconfigurations in the following products: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0, and 6.0, SQL Server 7.0 and 2000, Internet Explorer (IE) 5.01 and later, and Office 2000, 2002 and 2003. MBSA also scans for missing security updates, update rollups and service packs published to Microsoft Update.

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

System requirements are outlined in the main help and readme.html file that is included in the tool. More information is also available at the MBSA Web site.

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