312-50V11 · Question #261
Which of the following scanning tools is specifically designed to find potential exploits in Microsoft Windows products?
The correct answer is D. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is the Microsoft-developed scanning tool specifically designed to identify security misconfigurations and missing updates in Windows-based products.
Question
Which of the following scanning tools is specifically designed to find potential exploits in Microsoft Windows products?
Options
- AMicrosoft Security Baseline Analyzer
- BRetina
- CCore Impact
- DMicrosoft Baseline Security Analyzer
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A2% (1)
- B6% (3)
- C4% (2)
- D88% (45)
Why each option
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is the Microsoft-developed scanning tool specifically designed to identify security misconfigurations and missing updates in Windows-based products.
Microsoft Security Baseline Analyzer is not a real product - the correct name of the Microsoft tool is Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), making this option a fabricated distractor.
Retina is a network vulnerability scanner developed by BeyondTrust and is not specifically designed for Microsoft Windows products.
Core Impact is a commercial penetration testing and exploit framework, not a Windows-specific vulnerability scanning tool.
MBSA is a free tool created by Microsoft that scans Windows operating systems, IIS, SQL Server, and other Microsoft products for missing security patches and common misconfigurations. It is explicitly built for the Microsoft ecosystem, making it the only choice among the options that is both real and Windows-specific. Choice A uses an incorrect name, which disqualifies it as a valid answer.
Concept tested: Identifying Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer tool purpose
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/mbsa-removal-and-guidance
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