Intrusion Detection Systems: Re: NT Host Vulnerability Scanners

[carric () com2usa com (Carric Dooley)]

Have you got an old box you could put linux or freebsd on?  If you do that and go to:

http://www.opensec.net

and you can find all kinds of free tools (like nessus, nmap, etc.)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Talisker 
  To: ids () uow edu au ; FOCUS-IDS () securityfocus com 
  Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 5:02 PM
  Subject: IDS: NT Host Vulnerability Scanners

  Hi all

  I'm currently looking at host vulnerability scanners for NT networks, my main requirement is for a tool that doesn't 
require an agent to be installed, so far I've found STAT and SecurityExpressions (thanks Fernando) both tools seem 
similar but before I set them against each other on a live trial, I'm hoping once again to feed upon the experiences of 
the list, I'm looking for the following:

  1.   Is there a great advantage of using agents on each host.

  2.   Has anyone used either of these products and if so what did you think.

  3.   Are there any other products that will achieve the same aim, at a comparative cost.

  Product information can be found on my host scanner page at http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk/h_scan.htm

  Thanks in advance

  Andy
  www.networkintrusion.co.uk 
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