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Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer V1.2

Yesterday I installed the latest Baseline Security Analyzer and started applying patches. This version is much more useful than the previous version and HFNETCHKLT. The big reason is that it can scan more products. As an example it pointed out that I was missing the latest patches for Exchange 2000, SQL 2000, MDAC, and MSXML. Windows Update identified that the MDAC patch was missing.

MBSA can scan for security updates in the following products:

  • Microsoft Office 
  • 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