Microsoft releases new security tool
C|Net | at | by Mike
The free, downloadable security tool helps users disable functions and settings that could leave their servers open to an attack, said Scott Culp, Microsoft's security program manager.
These include Internet printing, advanced search functions and certain scripting technologies that enable viruses and worms to spread, Culp said.
The tool is designed for Internet Information Server (IIS), Windows NT and Windows 2000 software for publishing Web pages. A flaw in IIS was exploited by Code Red, launching potentially crippling attacks on some Web sites.