Re: toolkits

[Mark Owen <mr.markowen () gmail com>]

On 4/21/05, Brent Clark <bclark () eccotours dyndns org> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> On my linux boxes I use a chkrootkit to perform a host of
> vulnerabilility checks.
> It basically does a checksum etc on some file etc to make sure that they
> have not been tampered with.
>
> So my question is, does anyone know of:
>
> A) any other tools besides chkrootkit for Linux.

Linux  I'm not so sure about.

> B) would anyone know of such toolkits for Windows.

I highly recommend Microsoft's free security baseline analyzer.
Can scan local and remote machiens (given you have admin rights)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx

> Any advice, tips etc, would be most appreciated.

For both OSes I also recommend scanning them with Nessus to check for
exploitable services.

-- 
Mark Owen