Developed by the Security Engineering group, Attack Surface Analyzer is the groovy little utility we are talking about. Some use cases for this application suggested by Microsoft allow: The best part is it doesn’t take much time to set up. Installation is simple, and setup comes in the fashion of a single file.
Threat tests are performed and recorded in .CAB files. Attack Surface Analyzer requires you to manually scan your system both before and after installing an application; at which point you can compare the two .CAB files (scans) to see the differences in system configuration. Each scan can take a good bit of time, and Attack Surface Analyzer isn’t easy on system resources either. If you are going to be scanning, set aside a 15-30 minutes of time for web browsing or light computer use as the load it puts on your system strains it doing anything else.
Ready to try it out? Download the Attack Surface Anaylzer Comment
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