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RE: How to generate list of patches installed?

From: Laura A. Robinson (larobinsbellatlantic.net)
Date: Thu Jul 10 2003 - 10:11:42 CDT


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b262841

Laura

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon R. Binder [mailto:sbinderglynwood.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:51 PM
> To: Focus-MS
> Subject: How to generate list of patches installed?
>
>
> Hi, folks-
>
> HFNetChk and the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer allow
> me to scan a domain and view a list of hotfixes *not*
> installed on machines. I want to go one step further and
> generate a list of all hotfixes installed on all machines-
> including the individual hotfixes included in the rollups.
> Ideally, I'd also like it to include hotfix q-numbers
> included in applied service packs.
>
> Basically, I want to be able to take a given IDS alert from
> my IDS log, identify the
> hotfix(es) that address(es) the issue, and look at an
> explicit list for the targeted machine to verify that the
> fix(es) have been applied. Ultimately I will do this
> programmatically as a way to be able to focus my attention
> only on attacks that may have compromised my systems. To do
> this, however, I need to generate the list of installed
> hotfixes first.
>
> HFNetChk allows me to view hotfixes explicitly installed
> (using the -history switch), but this only includes hotfixes
> installed individually and doesn't enumerate hotfixes
> included in rollups or service packs.
>
> Does anyone know of a way for me to generate such a list of
> installed hotfixes?
>
> Simon Binder
> --
> Manager, Information Technology
> Glynwood Center
> PO Box 157
> Cold Spring, NY 10516
> 845-265-3338 Fax: 845-265-3391
> mailto:sbinderglynwood.org
> http://www.glynwood.org
>
>
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