MBSA safe against remote computers, no crashes?

MBSA safe against remote computers, no crashes?

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MBSA safe against remote computers, no crashes? ryanlsanders 07-16-2008
Posted by on July 16, 2008, 10:00 am
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What are the risks of running MBSA against remote computers? I can't
find enough details on how it works to feel 100% safe it won't reboot
or blue screen any computer I scan.

I normally do WMI queries against QFE, is that what MBSA does to check
security fix levels?

Posted by Shenan Stanley on July 16, 2008, 10:26 am
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ryanlsanders wrote:
> What are the risks of running MBSA against remote computers? I
> can't find enough details on how it works to feel 100% safe it
> won't reboot or blue screen any computer I scan.
>
> I normally do WMI queries against QFE, is that what MBSA does to
> check security fix levels?

IMHO, if MBSA blue screens a computer on you - there is probably something
wrong with that remote computer anyway that you need to check out and
repair.

As for feeling 100% safe - especially with a computer that is connected to a
network of any sort and used by people - is not going to happen.

MBSA should not cause any issues with your computers - and again - if it
does - that is something you need to check into anyway - because that is not
'right'...

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
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Posted by on July 17, 2008, 5:09 pm
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Thank you for your reply. I want to feel confident, but have been
burned too many time, not with MBSA, but with other tools that were
not suppose to cause any issues........

I have been testing with MBSA on a limited base and continuing to
expand as my confidence with it increases.

> ryanlsanders wrote:
> > What are the risks of running MBSA against remote computers? =A0I
> > can't find enough details on how it works to feel 100% safe it
> > won't reboot or blue screen any computer I scan.
>
> > I normally do WMI queries against QFE, is that what MBSA does to
> > check security fix levels?
>
> IMHO, if MBSA blue screens a computer on you - there is probably somethin=
g
> wrong with that remote computer anyway that you need to check out and
> repair.
>
> As for feeling 100% safe - especially with a computer that is connected t=
o a
> network of any sort and used by people - is not going to happen.
>
> MBSA should not cause any issues with your computers - and again - if it
> does - that is something you need to check into anyway - because that is =
not
> 'right'...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> =A0 =A0 =A0MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-que=
stions.html


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