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Permissions scanner
From: Di Fresco Marco <superdif () caltanet it>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:32:12 -0800
Hi, I hope you accept another request from a newbie home user (by the way, thank again for the suggestions about basic software for security ["Suggestions for basic software for security"]). Here it is my situation: computer with WinXP Pro. and a cable modem; I have 4 account (+1 for "Guest" but it is off, +1 one I can not delete): Administrator (that I use for configurations), my account (for daily use) and 2 account for both my parents (other than web surfing, they do not need to do anything else). Now, during the time (almost 2 month since I installed WinXP), I have made some changes on the permissions (of the files, directory, some key of the registry, etc.); unfortunately I have done one of the most common mistake for an home user: I have not either plan the installation of WinXP and/or the modification of the permissions. So now I am starting to worry to have given to much permissions over some critical file (and so, become more vulnerable to attack, especially since I have cable modem and so I am available on-line for more time) while in some other place I left a strong restriction even if I can give more permissions without worry about security. So my question is: is there some freeware scanner that, after I have associated each account with a sort of profile (like "Configuration", "Daily use", etc.), it scan the system (and the perimission related to each file) and give me a report of the status of the permissions? Since I am asking for a freeware, it will be enough if the program just give me a report and eventually I do the changes manually (of course if there is a freeware that also apply the modifications, it will be better). A shareware may be ok if it gives for free the possibility to get at least the report (and give the possibility to apply the modifications in the commercial version). Thank you in advance. Di Fresco Marco
Current thread:
- Permissions scanner Di Fresco Marco (Feb 22)
- iptables log analysis tools Skip Morrow (Feb 24)
- Re: iptables log analysis tools Yvan Laverdiere (Feb 24)
- Re: iptables log analysis tools Chris Travers (Feb 24)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Permissions scanner Chris Berry (Feb 24)
- RE: Permissions scanner Di Fresco Marco (Feb 25)
- Re: Permissions scanner Harvey Cary (Feb 26)
- RE: Permissions scanner Di Fresco Marco (Feb 25)
- iptables log analysis tools Skip Morrow (Feb 24)