UpdateEXPERT Tech.-Info

UpdateEXPERT is a software patch vulnerability assessment tool that scans your networked systems for missing patches and remediates discovered weaknesses for increased protection. UpdateEXPERT features an extensive database developed and maintained by St. Bernard Software"s software patch experts.

Shavlik HFNetChkPRO 3.8 Summary
HFNetChkPRO is based on the Shavlik tool HFNetChk, which is provided as the standard free tool for Microsoft customers on both the Shavlik and Microsoft Support Web sites. HFNetChk will check the inventory of a system remotely, and with scripts, users can check many systems and security hotfixes all at once. HFNetChkPRO users get a friendly GUI and the added benefit of remote deployment without an agent.

Key Advantages vs. HFNetChkPRO 3.8
Third-party database - St. Bernard Software does not use a public source database for the list of patches, etc. UpdateEXPERT uses an exclusive patch database that includes information about research, patch download locations, validation information, patch interdependencies and deployment instructions. St. Bernard"s experts research and test independently to ensure reliable software patch delivery and installation.

Policy-based deployment - UpdateEXPERT can deploy patches that are missing and applicable by simply using a userdefined list of required updates (patches). UpdateEXPERT matches the required list of updates against the inventories of each workstation and server managed. Then, deployment instructions are automatically customized for each machine. With just a few clicks, any number of machines can be patched immediately. Tell UpdateEXPERT what patches are required, and UpdateEXPERT does the rest.

Read the Full Information Sheet on UpdateEXPERT Vs. Shavlik HFNetChkPRO

Mark Minasi, the well known writer and columnist writes:

"On 14 September, Microsoft revealed a really, really scary bug in XP, Server 2003, Office XP, Office 2003, Project 2003 and a host of other MS programs. Put in a few words, this bug would allow a hacker to take control of your system if you to just *view* a malign JPEG file.

Just visit a Web site with a "poison JPEG" on it, and wham! you've got some nasty trojan. Today someone created an example "poison JPEG." It's not a worm, all it does is crash Internet Explorer, but now that a working example's out there, it won't be too long before some jerk slaps a worm together.

You can read about it at Microsoft's site; the security bulletin is MS04-028. You can see the sample "Poison JPEG" at http://gulftech.org/ In their "Downloads" section.

Please, folks, if you've got XP, 2003, or a recent copy of Office, then get patched and get patched now. Your copy of XP is safe if you've got SP2 on it, but, again, Office needs separate patches.

Don't forget that I've got an extensive PowerPoint on SP2 on my site that you're welcome to download for free at

http://www.minasi.com/sp2info/

Best of luck to all -- patch now and you'll be worm-free later!

Mark"

• Downloaded, Installed and running within 10 minutes with MCSE or similar Qualifications.


• Agents that ensures the least bandwith possible.

• UpdateEXPERT installs patches in the correct order, in case a patch requires anoter patch installed first, UpdateEXPERT ensures that patch#2 is installed before installing patch #1. This is an unique feature that you do not find in SUSE from Microsoft. UpdateEXPERT Shows only the patches relevant to every single machine, and not a whealth of outdated patches. UpdateEXPERT saves you hours looking through irrelevant data and patches.



• UpdateEXPERT ensures that patches found in a servicepack (eg. SP4) are not shown when SP4 is intalled. This gives better overview of which patches are missing.



• UpdateEXPERT relies on a database with more than 3.500 patches, which is updated everytime patches are released, in comparison the SUSE database includes less than 2.000 Patches.



• You may set an option in UpdateEXPERT to treat machines as english, there are only few patches that are really language sensitive, and with these particular patches, you may download and rool out a custom fix.



• Full International language support for languages supported by Microsoft is likeley to be fully available before Q2 2005.

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