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== Baseline Security Analyzer ==
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) checks for available updates to the operating system, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), MSXML (Microsoft XML Parser), .NET Framework, and SQL Server. MBSA also scans a computer for insecure configuration settings. When MBSA checks for Windows service packs and patches, it includes in its scan Windows components, such as Internet Information Services (IIS) and COM+. MBSA uses Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) technologies to determine needed updates. This Microsoft Update data source is obtained either directly from the Microsoft Update Web site or, if offline or in a secure environment, from an offline catalog file named Wsusscn2.cab.
* 1. On the bottom of the screen you have your task bar. Click on the icon for the magnifying glass.''
* 2. This will open a small window for searching windows. In the search field type "Baseline Security" and open the "Microsoft baseline security analyzer 2.3" ''
* 3. Once the program opens click on the "Scan a computer" option
* 4. The next window will display the scan settings. The computer name field should be set to your machine. (Shown to the right of the field by a message stating "(this computer)"). Leave all the other fields unchanged and click the "start scan" button in the bottom right of the application
== Operating System Updates ==