RE: Deploying Microsoft patches

["D N Vaidya" <dnvaidya () rilinfo net>]

May I know what is SUS stands for? Also I want to know the best practice for
deploying new Service Packs and Hot fixes in production environment. Because
I faced some problems after installing SP4 of Win2K server on one production
machin. That machine became very slow and stopped sending mails to the
Internet but i can send mails within Intranet.

Next time I dont want to repeate same mistek. Also where I can get the
technical info of new service packs i.e. what changes that SP is going to do
on my system and is there any way to roll back only required component of SP
or Hot fix.

Please help.

Sincerely,
D.N.Vaidya

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger A. Grimes [mailto:rogerg () cox net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:48 PM
To: MOHESOWA BYAS; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Deploying Microsoft patches


Yes on IE, no for IIS.  Which is a little interesting considering that it
runs using IIS.

Basically, it's Windows critical updates and security roll-ups that you can
see using Windows Update, minus driver updates and service packs (service
packs can be installed using the Software Assurance version of SUS).

Roger

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----- Original Message -----
From: "MOHESOWA BYAS" <byasmohesowa () sbm intnet mu>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:20 AM
Subject: RE: Deploying Microsoft patches


> Can SUS be used to deploy Patch for IIS and IE?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger A. Grimes [mailto:rogerg () cox net]
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 01:08
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: Deploying Microsoft patches
>
>
> The newest Software Assurance version of SUS can be used to deploy service
> packs.
>
> > You can't use SUS to deploy service packs.
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> *Roger A. Grimes, Computer Security Consultant
> *CPA, MCSE (NT/2000), CNE (3/4), A+
> *email: rogerg () cox net
> *cell: 757-615-3355
> *Author of Malicious Mobile Code:  Virus Protection for Windows by
O'Reilly
> *http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/malmobcode
> *Author of upcoming Honeypots for Windows (Apress)
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Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts!
The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant,
while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare.

Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in
about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance.

Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm
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