The ABC.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named ABC.com. All client
computers on the ABC.com network run Windows XP Professional.
You use your client computer named ABC-WS294. You want to use Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer (MBSA) on ABC-WS294 to analyze network servers for security vulnerabilities.
Which of the following services are the minimum required to be running on the network servers for
you to scan them with MBSA? Choose all that apply.
A.
Remote Registry.
B.
Workstation service.
C.
Server service.
D.
Print Spooler service.
Explanation:
The Remote Registry and Server services should be enabled.
The following are the requirements for a computer running the tool that is scanning a remote
machine(s):
Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater
An XML parser (MSXML version 3.0 SP2 or later) is required in order for the tool to function
correctly. Systems not running Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater will need to download and install
an XML parser in order to run this tool. MSXML version 3.0 SP2 can be installed during tool setup.
If you opt to not install the XML parser that is bundled with the tool, see the notes below on
obtaining an XML parser separately.
The IIS Common Files are required on the computer on which the tool is installed if performing
remote scans of IIS computers.
The following services must be enabled: Workstation service and Client for Microsoft Networks.
The following are the requirements for a computer to be scanned remotely by the tool:
Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and above, Windows 2000, Windows XP (local scans only on Windows XP
computers that use simple file sharing), or Windows Server 2003
IIS 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 (required for IIS vulnerability checks)
SQL 7.0, 2000 (required for SQL vulnerability checks)
Microsoft Office 2000, XP (required for Office vulnerability checks)
The following services must be installed/enabled: Server service, Remote Registry service, File &
Print Sharing
Reference:
From the readmefile for MBSA
Jill Spealman, Kurt Hudson & Melissa Craft, MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-294);
Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Infrastructure, Microsoft Press, Redmond, Washington, 2004, p. 12:50-51