Thankyou Jay for your hint about the winsec list, thats where I saw the
script a couple of weeks back and I found it again.
And also thankyou for the tool analysis below :-)
Ahmed Farouk
MCSE W2K
> Pretty neat. A lot of the things that we were all screaming about when it =
> came to the Command Line version of the Hotfix checker have existed all =
> this while. You just needed to buy them.
>
> I REALLY like the AccountInspector. It gathers the info quickly and =
> easily and lets you organize it how you want to see it, save it in a CSV =
> format and import it directly to Excel with graphs already drawn. (Free =
> solution for the poor folks =3D DumpSEC and AddUsers, lots of conversion =
> and a pirated copy of Excel, just kidding Mr. Gates)
>
> The HFNetChkPro is basically the same info, but no errors or command line =
> switches to foul up. It does a better job of explaining why this patch is =
> needed and why that patch is not found. (Free Solution =3D HFNetChk from =
> Microsoft to a text file, conversion and a pirated copy of Excel, again, =
> not really serious here Mr. Gates)
>
> I was a little disappointed with the PasswordInspector. I could run it on =
> my local box, but not the PDC. I don't know if that is because it is an =
> eval version or what. (Free Solution =3D DOS version of L0phtcrack among =
> others)
>
> All told, the tools are neat and easy to use. The cost will be the main =
> hindrance to most. All of the info that these tools gather can be found =
> for free. If you have the time and knowledge, it's there. If you don't =
> have the time or knowledge, do you have $500. If you do, buy it. If you =
> don't, get the knowledge and run the free tools instead. If it was =
> $100-$200, I would tell everyone to grab it. The time it would save you =
> in gathering and conversion would probably be worth it. However, at $500, =
> Shavlik has cut out a large group of the poor, huddled masses, yearning to =
> be free.
>
> These are the times that I love working for a huge corporation because =
> $500 is nothing to them and this thing makes pretty little graphs that =
> PHB's love. I will probably pick up the real version just because it is =
> easier that running 10 tools, formatting and combining the data and then =
> getting it presentation ready.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> JayW
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/10/01 04:04PM >>>
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> Hi Jay,=20
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> could you check these commercial versions out and=20
> let the list know what you think?
>
> http://apollo.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=3D730=20
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Stu
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jay Woody [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 4:44 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: HFNetchk Automation
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> > I posted a whole script on the security list, but not this one. Check =
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> > archives around the middle of last month=20
> > (http://www.sunbelt-software.com/win-security_list_charter.htm). =
> Since=20
> > posting that one, a couple of patches have come out and I have changed =
> how=20
> > I personally do the batch file, but it should give you a place to start.
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> > JayW
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> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/10/01 03:33PM >>>
> > AHAA!! Thank you all. QChain was part of the script as I can recall but
> > thanks anyway, I should be able to figure it out from here :-)
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> > Thank you all.
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> > Cheers,
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> > Ahmed Farouk
> > MCSE W2K
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> > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm=20
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> http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm=20
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