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Can I use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) to determine whether this update is required?

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Can I use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) to determine whether this update is required?

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Yes. MBSA will determine whether this update is required, but only for programs that MBSA supports. For example, MBSA does not support Windows Services for UNIX and will not detect whether the update is required for that program. However, Microsoft has developed a version of the Enterprise Update Scanning Tool (EST) that will help customers determine if the Windows Services for UNIX security update is required. For detailed information about the programs that MBSA currently does not detect, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 306460. For more information about MBSA, visit the MBSA Web site. What is the Enterprise Update Scanning Tool (EST)? As part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools for bulletin-class security updates, Microsoft delivers a stand-alone detection tool whenever the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and the Office Detection Tool (ODT) cannot detect whether the update is required for an MSRC release cycle. This stand-alone tool is called the Ente

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