Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 - Now with Vista/ Windows Server 2008 and x64 Support - Greg's Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day

Friday, May 02, 2008

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 - Now with Vista/ Windows Server 2008 and x64 Support

Microsoft Downloads - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 (for IT Professionals)

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In response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA). It includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems.

MBSA 2.1 extends previous versions by adding support for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008. MBSA 2.1 also provides full 64-bit installation, scan tool and vulnerability assessment (VA) checks, improved SQL Server 2005 checks, and support for the latest Windows Update Agent (WUA) technologies. More information on the capabilities of MBSA 2.1 is available on the MBSA Web site.

MBSA 2.1 runs on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems and will scan for common security misconfigurations in the following products: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0, and 6.0, SQL Server 7.0, 2000 and 2005, 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.

Choose the appropriate download below for English (EN), German (DE), French (FR) and Japanese (JA) for x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) platforms. [Overview leached in full]

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Installed smooth and easy on my Vista x86 and run pretty quickly...

Sometimes it's good to have a second pair of eyes (well zero's and one's) look over my systems and make sure I haven't jacked up the security at some point in the past...