Hacking tools were stolen from NSA - Almost all Windows affected

simrick · 15 Apr 2017

A good tool for a complete system inventory, including any missing updates and security vulnerabilities is Belarc Advisor (free).
Products: Belarc Advisor
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M4v3r1ck · 15 Apr 2017

simrick said:

A good tool for a complete system inventory, including any missing updates and security vulnerabilities is Belarc Advisor (free).
Products: Belarc Advisor
.

Thanks for the info and link, I'll for sure going to check it out!

Cheers

AndreTen · 15 Apr 2017

PSI (personal software inspector) from Flexera, formerly Secunia was once one and only tool for system vulnerability checking. It's not updated so frequently and has a bit more false positives lately, but is still a good choice.

Link points to Bleeping Computer site...

M4v3r1ck · 15 Apr 2017

AndreTen said:

PSI (personal software inspector) from Flexera, formerly Secunia was once one and only tool for system vulnerability checking. It's not updated so frequently and has a bit more false positives lately, but is still a good choice.

Link points to Bleeping Computer site...

Thank you, additional trial-and-error software for testing this is more than welcome! [emoji41]

Cheers

Tony K · 15 Apr 2017

Thanks for all your work here to address this rather unpleasant issue, simrick and Andre.

simrick · 15 Apr 2017

HippsieGypsie said:

Thanks for all your work here to address this rather unpleasant issue, simrick and Andre.

Thanks HG. Really, this is HUGE, and I don't think people are taking this seriously enough.

Tony K · 15 Apr 2017

simrick said:

Thanks HG. Really, this is HUGE, and I don't think people are taking this seriously enough.

They don't seem to be, do they? Every member should take precautions on this.

clam1952 · 15 Apr 2017

From here: Leaked NSA point-and-pwn hack tools menace Win2k to Windows 8 â€¢ The Register

Microsoft reckons it has already patched the exploited bugs except for ENGLISHMANDENTIST, ESTEEMAUDIT and EXPLODINHCAN, which don't work on supported versions of Windows, eg: Windows 7, 8 and 10, and so won't be patched anyway. If you've been keeping up with your Patch Tuesday updates, you should be protected, according to Microsoft.

Make of that what you will.

AndreTen · 15 Apr 2017

clam1952 said:

From here: Leaked NSA point-and-pwn hack tools menace Win2k to Windows 8 â€¢ The Register

Make of that what you will.

Thanks for the heads up clam1952. I think, at this point, more info we have, the better for us

simrick · 16 Apr 2017

Hickey said the Windows exploits leaked on Friday could be used to conduct espionage and target critical data in Windows-based environments. Consumers using Windows PCs could be at risk, though experts say these kinds of tools are more commonly used to target businesses.
"The individual consumer is a little less at risk, as these kinds of tools are targeted at enterprise and business environments," Hickey said.

NSA's powerful Windows hacking tools leaked online - Apr. 14, 2017