Using Mbsa In Off-Line Mode With Wes 7 - HP 4320t - Mobile Thin Client Use Manual

Using MBSA in OFF-line Mode with WES 7

MBSA uses files that it downloads from the Internet, but the computer I want to use
to scan my network doesn't have Internet access. How can I use MBSA in an offline
and secure environment?
You can either perform the scan using the mbsacli command-line utility with the /nd
(do not download) parameter, or you can perform the scan using the GUI. Before
scanning you must copy the necessary files to the computer performing the scan.
Four types of files are required:
Security update catalog (wsusscn2.cab), available from the Microsoft website:
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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=74689
Windows Update Redistribution Catalog (wu redist.cab) at
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http://update.microsoft.com/redist/wuredist.cab
Authorization catalog (muauth.cab) for Windows Update site access, available
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from the Microsoft website or by examining the contents of the wuredist.cab file
at http://update.microsoft.com/redist/wuredist.cab
Windows Update Agent standalone installers (if not already installed)
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The latest versions are available by examining the contents of the wuredist.cab file
at http://update.microsoft.com/redist/wuredist.cab.
After downloading the files from the Microsoft website, copy all files listed above to
the following folder on the computer performing the security update scan:
C :\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\MBSA\2.1 \Cache
Important
To ensure that MBSA has access to the most current
versions of these files, you should download them on a
weekly basis or after any release of security bulletins from
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