Microsoft has a free tool called “Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer” or MBSA for short. If you use Windows XP then this can be a useful tool for checking up on your computer’s security status in accordance with MS security recommendations. Here’s the intro to it from Microsoft.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small- and medium-sized businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems.
MBSA 2.0 offers an intuitive user interface and more informative dialogs compared to previous versions. Using the new Windows Update Agent and Microsoft Update catalog, MBSA 2.0 has automatically expanding product support.
It’s home page lives here… Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).
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