Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: New SQL Server security tool - SQL Server 2000 Scan Tool

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 01/31/03


From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:13:57 -0500


I know, but we already own a very expensive scanning tool from a different
vendor no one much cares for [ISS]. I guess we should contact that vendor.

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:#Zf#laMyCHA.1120@TK2MSFTNGP11...
> As I understand it, eEye sells the scanning tool for larger subnet
classes.
>
> "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:uAJJGUMyCHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGP09...
> > While I would understand if there was a legal reason for doing so, I
share
> > the disappointment that this tool requires domain privileges. For the
> > large
> > environment I support, this makes the eeye.com tool much more useful for
> > me,
> > though I am limited there in that I can't scan the entire class B
network
> > very easily at all.
> >
> >
> > "Jerry Bryant [MSFT]" <jbryant@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:eB4H16LyCHA.2648@TK2MSFTNGP11...
> > > Check the docs there. There are more than one scanning tools:
> > >
> > > SQL Scan will scan a computer, a domain or a range of IP addresses.
> > >
> > > SQL Check scans the local machine
> > >
> > > The third tool available, SQL Critical Update, scans the computer on
> > > which
> > > it is running for instances of SQL Server 2000 and MSDE 2000 that are
> > > vulnerable to the Slammer worm, updating the affected files. SQL
> > > Critical
> > > Update runs on computers running Windows NT 4.0 or higher.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
> > > Microsoft IT Communities
> > >
> > > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
> > >
> > >
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> > > "neo techopolis" <ne0@collusion.org> wrote in message
> > > news:4db46b8d.0301301358.1bcf0b9c@posting.google.com...
> > > > It only scans the HOST? Are you kidding? You've had DAYS to work
on
> > > > this and you produce this utility. There are tons of REAL tools out
> > > > there to help diagnose vulnerability posture. Try eEye's Sapphire
> > > > worm scanner.
> > (http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Tools/SapphireSQL.html)
> > > > The freeware version scans 256 IP's at a time. HFNetCheck has a
> > > > similar scanner but it only checks registry keys (eg you must have
> > > > administrative priv's). eEye's is the only one I know of that
figured
> > > > out how to do this w/out admin priv's and it's a bit more accurate
> > > >
> > > > "Jerry Bryant [MSFT]" <jbryant@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > > news:<OgkKKfHyCHA.2916@TK2MSFTNGP09>...
> > > > > Please read below for information about this tool. For discussions
> > > > > on
> > > this
> > > > > tool, please go to:
> > > > >
> > > > > microsoft.public.sqlserver.securitytools
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
> > > > > Microsoft IT Communities
> > > > >
> > > > > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no
> > > rights.
> > > > > "Euan Garden[MS]" <euang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:uKNPW2CyCHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > > > > > SQL Server 2000 SQL Scan Tool (SQL Scan)
> > > > > > This utility scans an individual computer, a Windows domain, or
a
> > > range of
> > > > > > IP addresses for instances of SQL Server 2000 and MSDE 2000, and
> > > > > identifies
> > > > > > instances that may be vulnerable to the Slammer worm. SQL Scan
> > > > > > runs
> > on
> > > > > > computers running Windows 2000 or higher and can identify
> > > > > > instances
> > > > > running
> > > > > > on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/securitytools.asp
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please direct any questions you have on this tool to
> > > > > > microsoft.public.sqlserver.securitytools or to Microsoft Product
> > > Support
> > > > > > Services.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > -Euan
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> > > > > > When
> > > > > posting,
> > > > > > please state the version of SQL Server being used and the error
> > > > > number/exact
> > > > > > error message text received, if any.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> > > > > > no
> > > > > rights.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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