Re: Newbie 5.0 security question

From: Steven Burn (nobody_at_PVT_it-mate.co.uk)
Date: 01/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:41:58 -0000

http://www.iisfaq.com/ 

--
Regards
Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk
Keeping it FREE!
Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
enaitee <u617ix49o002@sneakemail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns947538DD823A6enaiteetoastnet@130.133.1.4...
> Hi..After a lot of web searching and reading I finally got IIS working
> on my W2000 system.  I had never heard of it prior to setting out to
> learn how to make web sites interactive with cgi scripts.  My need for
> it is, for now at least, to test web site coding prior to uploading to
> my online server.  My reading found many articles about the vulnerability
> of IIS but many of these dated back three years. One of the first things
> I did after working out the glitches in my install was to connect to the
> Microsoft update site and install the only two critical W2000 updates it
> cited for my system KB824145 and KB8322483. A third KB828749, wouldn't
> install???  I have had sp4 and all the rest of the critical updates
> installed for some time.  I'm *assuming* all these MS updates have taken
> care of protecting my system against any security risk added by IIS being
> in my system. Is this reasonable?  I can't see using IIS while connected
> to the web but understand it may have added risk to my system just by
> being a part of it.  True or not?  Is there a site I should be reading
> for additional security steps info?  Any advice or pointers to helpful
> up to date articles on the web would be appreciated.
> Regards,  Nick

Relevant Pages

  • IIS Lockdown with MS WinXP-Pro Updates
    ... I also run XP Pro and IIS. ... MS recommended updates for my computer through ... and DID NOT install any of the MS WinXP-Pro updates. ... without sacrificing the web publishing features that I ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: IIS 5.0 W2K SP 3
    ... Don't uninstall elements of your Windows setup, ... When you reinstall, ... Since you installed IIS again after you installed SP3, ... > Update says there are no updates required. ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security)
  • Re: Installing IIS Windows features crashes in Windows Modules Install
    ... SP2 and with latest updates. ... When i try to add IIS ... mode: install ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup)
  • Newbie 5.0 security question
    ... Hi..After a lot of web searching and reading I finally got IIS working ... I did after working out the glitches in my install was to connect to the ... Microsoft update site and install the only two critical W2000 updates it ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security)
  • Re: IIs Newbie question: why cant I create a new ASP.net project?
    ... anonymous users aren't going to have complete unlimited access to ... By default, all web sites run ... and I say go ahead and install!!! ... > So I finally get the idea to click 'help' and it says I need the IIs thing ...
    (microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet)