Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer V1.2.1 ready for Windows XP SP2
There is now a new version of the Microsoft Security Baseline Analyser updated. MBSA is a tool that can be used to validate the configuration and patch status of computers on your network. It is a BASELINE tool i.e. it gives you a place to start with your security configuration.
New improvements in MBSA V1.2.1 include:
• Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 security enhancements
• Clear guidance for locating updates and necessary actions
• Prioritize results more easily by showing summary counts for each score
Localization:
• MBSA releases are available for German, Japanese, and French.
• The mssecure.xml file will be localized to these four languages and will be automatically downloaded and used by the tool when a German, Japanese, or French machine is scanned once they are available in the Microsoft Download Center.
Additional Product Support:
• MBSA can scan for security updates in the following products
• Microsoft Office (local scans only; see list of products)
• Exchange Server 2003
• MDAC 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8
• Microsoft Virtual Machine
• MSXML 2.5, 2.6, 3.0, and 4.0
• BizTalk Server 2000, 2002, and 2004
• Commerce Server 2000 and 2002
• Content Management Server 2001 and 2002
• Host Integration Server 2000, 2004, and SNA Server 4.0
Alternate File Version Support (allows multiple sets of file details to be checked in security updates scan)
Additional Configuration Checks:
• Internet Connection Firewall configuration check
• Automatic Updates configuration check
• Internet Explorer zone configuration checks (custom Internet Explorer zone interpretation, Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration checks for Windows Server 2003)
• MBSA tool version check (for new MBSA releases)
Additional MBSA CLI Switches (-unicode, -nvc)
You can get more details and download from: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx