Windows xp/2000/nt security checker

MonsieurEvil

<div class="IPBDescription">You should *really* be using this</div>Well, Microsoft has come out with an extremely nifty security checking tool for users of Windows XP/2000/NT. It basically rolls up a bunch of tools and techniques (many of which I've had to custom-create over the years) into a nice easy package. I HIGHLY recommend that you download this small package and run it on your PC to determine if you're safe from attack. It's all nice and GUI if you're scared of the older equivalent command-line tools, and tells you what's wrong and what you should do about it in a readable format.

Information is here: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/tools/Tools/MBSAhome.asp" target="_blank">Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer</a>

The download is here:
<a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/Install/1.0/NT5XP/EN-US/mbsasetup.msi" target="_blank">Installer (2.5MB)</a>

If you don't think you'll ever be hacked, guess again. Hackers get their start using simple PC's to break in and develop their techniques. Only then do they graduate to going after servers and businesses. At my current contracting customer, we catch and prevent over 2,000 attempted scans and hack attacks <i>a day</i>.

Ginger

hey how can i find out my IP so i can scan my computer?

MonsieurEvil

Go to a Command (DOS) prompt, and type:

ipconfig

SuperMunchkin

sweet jeebus, 2,000 a day?  I guess I shouldn't be surprised... well anyway, thanks for the link/info Monse.

Skrift

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Why have all the trouble when you can just go to <a href="http://www.whatismyip.com" target="_blank">whatismyip.com</a>! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

coil

MonsE, is this only XP/2k/NT?

CollateralDamage

Yes, Win9x is so secure, it doesn't need checking.  <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

MonsieurEvil

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Microsoft has come out with an extremely nifty security checking tool for users of Windows XP/2000/NT. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yesh... Win9X/ME are not supported as they are basically unsecurable due to their inherent architecture.

Venmoch

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WooHoo! Oh er.... I use ME....... Uh-Oh

MonsieurEvil

Ask Merkaba how he got to his new dorm at college and was immediately able to get onto a few dozen Windows 98 PC's in his immediate area and see all their porn... while sitting in his room. He actually did it accidently, and wasn;t trying to hack anyone. Was quite tramatized.

Radiocage

L337 D0UBL3 P0ST H4X0R

DOOManiac

<!--QuoteBegin--MonsieurEvil+Oct. 03 2002,16:34--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Oct. 03 2002,16:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Ask Merkaba how he got to his new dorm at college and was immediately able to get onto a few dozen Windows 98 PC's in his immediate area and see all their porn... while sitting in his room. He actually did it accidently, and wasn;t trying to hack anyone. Was quite tramatized.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
yeah, when I got on the lan here at school last year, before i got my cable modem, I was amazed at how many people had their drives on full share. at quick glance to My Documents revealed their homework, lists of their friend's phone numbers, and even a few mp3's. Quite unsafe info to leave on share on a network of.. well to be honest with you, probably 20 people heh. stupid idiot school...

Also at quakecon there would occassionally be a person accidentially leaving their drive on share. When this happened my friend usually dropped a few TXT files on their desktop telling them what the problem was.

Never ever ever put a drive on full share without a password. Not only can people take/copy/break your files, there are also several types of virii that search every computer on the network, looking for drives to infect. At Babbage's CPL in 2000 the guy next to me got about 600 instances of a virus on his 2 hard drives within about 4 hours, cause he accidentially had em on full share from when he was at his work.

richard_of_richardland

On last years' system (my school just upgraded their security) my Headmaster had his laptop on share. I always waited for him to leave it on but I never got the opportunity <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->

However I can still access the CDRom drive (and other drives) in a computer in the science department, only yesterday I leeched all his "my documents" and the scores of everyone's SAT scores for the last 4 years onto my drive for a quick read :o

VeNeM

lol