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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: August 02, 2004
- Total Downloads: 167,101
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 21 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Check your computer for possible security misconfigurations using this Microsoft freeware, but don't expect it to detect network connections effectively. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer resembles most Windows interfaces: clean and well-organized. This application mainly helps you scan your computer's security settings for vulnerabilities. You can select among various scanning options to include checking for Windows security flaws, weak passwords, SQL vulnerabilities, and others. Just input your computer name or IP address, define the security report's name, and press Start Scan. Though thorough scanning takes some time, the analyzer displays a report with detailed information according to security categories. Also, if you want more details for each listed result, just click the provided links, such as What was scanned, Result details, and How to correct this. However, the offered feature for doing the same task over a network platform was not working in our tests. It detected our network connections only erratically; and when it did, it prompted that the user of the target computer was not using administrator privileges. This application is best suited for Windows users, but due to the stability problems mentioned, advanced users will prefer a bug-free application in this class.Publisher's description
From Microsoft :In response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA). MBSA Version 1.2 includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Windows systems. MBSA runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 systems and will scan for common system misconfigurations in the following products: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Internet Information Server (IIS), SQL Server, Internet Explorer, and Office. MBSA 1.2 will also scan for missing security updates for the following products: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, IIS, SQL Server, Internet Explorer, Exchange Server, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), MSXML, Microsoft Virtual Machine, Commerce Server, Content Management Server, BizTalk Server, Host Integration Server, and Office.
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User reviews of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 21 votes
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3 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2
Pros: finds sercurity risks and other problems you might be unaware of.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2
Cons: You should know, they have an up-to-date version of this program.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2
Pros: It does exactly what its created for! What I really like about this sw is the help offered to modify security flaws. Its like taking easy directions on mapquest!
Cons: None!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2
"security tool guide with recommendations"
Pros: I liked the way that it told me how to correct the problem
Cons: This isnt the most updated version...search google and type in Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and probably the first few results will have version 2.0
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2
Pros: I HAVE NOT TRYED IT YET. THE WORDS ARE NOT COMING UP TO VEIW I HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE SECTIONS WHERE WORDS ARE TO BE ABLE TO VIEW INSTRUCTIONS
Cons: CANT READ INSTRUCTIONS, DIDNT GET TO USE THE INFORMATION. SO THE OPINION IS UNDEFINITE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE PRODUCT FIRST SO WE CAN RATE IT APPROBIATLY
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