<s>
SuperScan	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
connect-based	O
port	O
scanning	O
software	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
detect	O
open	O
TCP	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
UDP	I-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
on	O
a	O
target	O
computer	O
,	O
determine	O
which	O
services	B-Operating_System
are	O
running	O
on	O
those	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
run	O
queries	O
such	O
as	O
whois	B-Protocol
,	O
ping	B-Protocol
,	O
ICMP	B-Protocol
traceroute	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Hostname	B-Protocol
lookups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superscan	B-Protocol
4	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Superscan	B-Protocol
(	O
version	O
3	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
features	O
windows	O
enumeration	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
list	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
important	O
information	O
dealing	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Superscan	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
tool	O
used	O
by	O
system	B-Application
administrators	I-Application
,	O
crackers	O
and	O
script	O
kiddies	O
to	O
evaluate	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Application
administrators	I-Application
can	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
test	O
for	O
possible	O
unauthorised	O
open	O
ports	O
on	O
their	O
computer	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
,	O
whereas	O
crackers	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
scan	O
for	O
insecure	O
ports	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
illegal	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
