<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Baseline	I-Application
Security	I-Application
Analyzer	I-Application
(	O
MBSA	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
software	O
tool	O
which	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
determines	O
security	O
state	O
by	O
assessing	O
missing	O
security	O
updates	O
and	O
less-secure	O
security	O
settings	O
within	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
IIS	B-Application
web	B-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
and	O
products	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
macro	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
updates	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
MBSA	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Windows	O
Update	O
Agent	O
present	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
since	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
VA	O
might	O
be	O
that	O
permissions	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
directories	O
in	O
the	O
/www/root	O
folder	O
of	O
IIS	B-Application
could	O
be	O
set	O
at	O
too	O
low	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
allowing	O
unwanted	O
modification	O
of	O
files	O
from	O
outsiders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
1.2.1	O
and	O
below	O
run	O
on	O
NT4	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
IIS	B-Application
versions	O
5	O
through	O
6	O
,	O
SQL	O
Server	O
7	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
5.01	O
and	O
6.0	O
only	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
2000	O
through	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MBSA	B-Application
1.2.1	O
was	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
and	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
and	O
supported	O
security	O
assessment	O
for	O
any	O
locale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MBSA	B-Application
2.0.1	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
revised	O
Windows	O
Update	O
(	O
WU	O
)	O
offline	O
scan	O
file	O
(	O
WSUSSCN2.CAB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MBSA	B-Application
2.1	O
added	O
Vista	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
support	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Vista-styled	O
GUI	O
interface	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
Windows	O
Update	O
Agent	O
(	O
3.0	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Remote	O
Directory	O
(	O
/rd	O
)	O
feature	O
and	O
extended	O
the	O
VA	O
checks	O
to	O
x64	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
August	O
2012	O
Security	O
Bulletin	O
Webcast	O
Q&A	O
on	O
Technet	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
MBSA	B-Application
(	O
2.2	O
)	O
will	O
not	O
support	O
Windows	O
8	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
currently	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
tool.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
MBSA	B-Application
2.3	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
supported	O
with	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
support	O
and	O
updates	O
for	O
MBSA	B-Application
has	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
MBSA	B-Application
webpage	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MBSA	B-Application
only	O
scans	O
for	O
3	O
classes	O
of	O
updates	O
,	O
security	O
updates	O
,	O
service	O
packs	O
and	O
update	O
rollups	O
.	O
</s>
