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New Free Tool: AppSense Security Analyzer

Friday, 07 April 2006 by Michel Roth

AppSense Security Analyzer conducts a comprehensive analysis of a system by attempting to run unauthorized applications and perform various non-disruptive activities on the PC, notebook or server. The degree to which it is able to successfully complete these actions indicates the level of risk faced by that device. In less than 30 seconds, AppSense Security Analyzer creates a report that not only identifies where potential vulnerabilities exist, but also provides guidance on how they can best be addressed.

Common vulnerabilities that AppSense Security Analyzer can expose include the ability for users to:

� Introduce malicious or damaging executable files or be tricked into introducing them
� Modify unprotected registry keys or add new registry data
� Download files with altered file extensions, thus introduce executable files
� Access low level utilities to compromise system stability
� Run .VBS files which are commonly used for malicious purposes such as virus proliferation
� Inadvertently provide knowledge of the network to a malicious user, allowing them to exploit vulnerabilities

Count on the list of vulnerabilities that are tested to be expanded in the near future. The AppSense Security Analyzer is available for free download. Download here.