System Scanner

System Scanner for Windows is a security assessment solution for Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Microsoft® Windows NT version 4.0, Microsoft® Windows® 95, and Microsoft® Windows® 98. It performs nearly 300 vulnerability checks including:

• Extensive system baseline capabilities, including file, registry, and user
• Browser-specific vulnerabilities
• Comprehensive IIS/PWS checks
• Presence of well known TCP/IP-based services
• NetBIOS checks
• Java vulnerabilities
• Microsoft Office vulnerabilities
• Windows 95 Policy Editor misconfigurations
• Susceptibility to denial of service attacks
• Configuration of virus scanners
• Registry security checks
• User policy configuration checks
• Remote access checks and modem checks

System Scanner allows you to define your own policies, as well as schedule scans to run at specified times. Easy-to-use HTML reports provide detailed descriptions of vulnerabilities detected on your machine and information necessary to correct them.

Installing System Scanner

System Scanner is not installed during Windows 2000 Resource Kit installation. To install it, use the following procedure:

To install System Scanner

1. Insert the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. When the setup screen appears, click Explore the CD.
3. In the <cdroot>\apps\systemscanner directory, double-click sysscansetup.exe.
4. Follow the directions that appear on your screen.

Files Required

System Scanner is a separate application not installed by the Windows 2000 Resource Kit installation program. The files required are located in the <cdroot>\apps\systemscanner\ directory of your Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For More Information

See the System Scanner Help file. After installing System Scanner, click Start, point to Programs, point to ISS, and then click System Scanner Help.