From: john on
On 4/2/2010 2:51 PM, john wrote:
> hello, I have a client they have a sbs 2003 server fully updated, and i
> just copied over 20 gigs of data to the one bosses profile, now its been
> a week and the clients and boss are complaining their network is slow,
> they have gigabit speed.
>
> I checked the server there are no errors in the event log, have checked
> random computers and no errors in the event logs.
>
> I have noticed that the bosses profile when it is loaded explorer.exe is
> sitting at 5% usage while just on the desktop.
>
> I ping the desktops from the server and all the pings are <1ms so there
> is no lag.
>
> what else can it be?
>
> I have tcp offload on the server because it has never given me problems
> should i disable it?

well there's nothing really wrong, I know there is an error for scanning
for updates, but that due to sp3 not downloading in wsus properly I have
to purge it. Ignore the shares missing were removed from the posting to
save space.

> Security assessment: Incomplete Scan
> Computer name: MED\PDC1
> IP address: 192.168.2.100
> Security report name: MED - PDC1 (4-3-2010 4-04 PM)
> Scan date: 4/3/2010 4:04 PM
> Scanned with MBSA version: 2.1.2112.0
> Catalog synchronization date:
> Security update catalog: Windows Server Update Services
>
> Security Updates Scan Results
>
> Issue: Security Updates
> Score: Unable to scan
> Result: An error occurred while scanning for security updates. (0x80072ee2)
>
>
> Operating System Scan Results
>
> Administrative Vulnerabilities
>
> Issue: Local Account Password Test
> Score: Check not performed
> Result: Password checks are not performed on a domain controller.
>
> Issue: File System
> Score: Check passed
> Result: All hard drives (6) are using the NTFS file system.
> Detail:
> | Drive Letter | File System |
> | C: | NTFS |
> | D: | NTFS |
> | F: | NTFS |
> | G: | NTFS |
> | H: | NTFS |
> | I: | NTFS |
>
> Issue: Password Expiration
> Score: Check failed (non-critical)
> Result: Some user accounts (3 of 34) have non-expiring passwords.
> Detail:
> | User |
> | Administrator |
> | Guest |
> | QBDataServiceUser18 |
> | IUSR_PDC1 |
> | IWAM_PDC1 |
> | SUPPORT_388945a0 |
>
> Issue: Guest Account
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Guest account is disabled on this computer.
>
> Issue: Autologon
> Score: Check passed
> Result: Autologon is not configured on this computer.
>
> Issue: Restrict Anonymous
> Score: Check passed
> Result: Computer is properly restricting anonymous access.
>
> Issue: Administrators
> Score: Check failed (non-critical)
> Result: More than 2 Administrators were found on this computer.
> Detail:
> | User |
> | MED\Administrator |
> | MED\Americas |
> | MED\Enterprise Admins |
>
> Issue: Windows Firewall
> Score: Best practice
> Result: Windows Firewall is not installed or configured properly, or is not available on this version of Windows.
>
> Issue: Automatic Updates
> Score: Best practice
> Result: Automatic Updates are managed through Group Policy on this computer.
>
> Issue: Incomplete Updates
> Score: Best practice
> Result: No incomplete software update installations were found.
>
> Additional System Information
>
> Issue: Windows Version
> Score: Best practice
> Result: Computer is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
>
> Issue: Auditing
> Score: Best practice
> Result: Logon Success and Logon Failure auditing are both enabled.
>
>
> Issue: Services
> Score: Best practice
> Result: Some potentially unnecessary services are installed.
> Detail:
> | Service | State |
> | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) | Running |
> | Telnet | Stopped |
> | World Wide Web Publishing Service | Running |
>
>
> Internet Information Services (IIS) Scan Results
>
> Administrative Vulnerabilities
>
> Issue: Sample Applications
> Score: Check passed
> Result: IIS sample applications are not installed.
>
> Issue: IISAdmin Virtual Directory
> Score: Check passed
> Result: IISADMPWD virtual directory is not present.
>
> Issue: Parent Paths
> Score: Check passed
> Result: Parent paths are not enabled.
>
> Issue: MSADC and Scripts Virtual Directories
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The MSADC and Scripts virtual directories are not present.
>
> Issue: IIS Lockdown Tool
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The IIS Lockdown tool was developed for IIS 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1, and is not needed for new Windows Server 2003 installations running IIS 6.0.
>
> Additional System Information
>
> Issue: IIS Logging Enabled
> Score: Best practice
> Result: All web and FTP sites are using the recommended logging options.
>
>
> SQL Server Scan Results
>
> Instance MICROSOFT##SSEE
>
> Administrative Vulnerabilities
>
> Issue: SQL Server/MSDE Security Mode
> Score: Check passed
> Result: SQL Server and/or MSDE authentication mode is set to Windows Only.
>
> Issue: CmdExec role
> Score: Check passed
> Result: CmdExec is restricted to sysadmin only.
>
> Issue: Registry Permissions
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Everyone group does not have more than Read access to the SQL Server and/or MSDE registry keys.
>
> Issue: Folder Permissions
> Score: Check failed (critical)
> Result: Permissions on the SQL Server and/or MSDE installation folders are not set properly.
> Detail:
> | Instance | Folder | User |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Binn | BUILTIN\Performance Log Users |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Binn | BUILTIN\Performance Monitor Users |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Binn | MED\SQLServer2005MSSQLUser$PDC1$MICROSOFT##SSEE |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Binn | \CREATOR OWNER |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data | MED\SQLServer2005MSSQLUser$PDC1$MICROSOFT##SSEE |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data | MED\SQLServer2005MSSQLUser$PDC1$MICROSOFT##SSEE |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data | \CREATOR OWNER |
>
> Issue: Sysadmin role members
> Score: Best practice
> Result: BUILTIN\Administrators group should not be part of sysadmin role.
>
> Issue: Guest Account
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Guest account is not enabled in any of the databases.
>
> Issue: Sysadmins
> Score: Check failed (non-critical)
> Result: More than 2 members of sysadmin role are present.
>
> Issue: Service Accounts
> Score: Unable to scan
> Result: SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, MSDE and/or MSDE Agent service accounts should not be members of the local Administrators group or run as LocalSystem.
> Detail:
> | Instance | Service | Account | Issue |
> | MICROSOFT##SSEE | MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE | NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService | This is a Domain Account. Baseline Security Analyzer cannot determine whether it belongs to the Domain Admins group due to the following error: 1212 The format of the specified domain name is invalid.
> . |
>
> Issue: Password Policy
> Score: Check failed (critical)
> Result: Enable password expiration for the SQL server accounts.
>
> Issue: SSIS Roles
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The BUILTIN Admin does not belong to the SSIS roles.
>
> Issue: Sysdtslog
> Score: Best practice
> Result: Do not create sysdtslogs90 in the Master or MSDB database.It is recommended to create a seperate logging database.
>
>
> Instance SBSMONITORING
>
> Administrative Vulnerabilities
>
> Issue: SQL Server/MSDE Security Mode
> Score: Check passed
> Result: SQL Server and/or MSDE authentication mode is set to Windows Only.
>
> Issue: Exposed SQL Server/MSDE Password
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The 'sa' password and SQL service account password are not exposed in text files.
>
> Issue: CmdExec role
> Score: Check passed
> Result: CmdExec is restricted to sysadmin only.
>
> Issue: Registry Permissions
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Everyone group does not have more than Read access to the SQL Server and/or MSDE registry keys.
>
> Issue: Folder Permissions
> Score: Check passed
> Result: Permissions on the SQL Server and/or MSDE installation folders are set properly.
>
> Issue: Sysadmin role members
> Score: Best practice
> Result: BUILTIN\Administrators group should not be part of sysadmin role.
>
> Issue: Guest Account
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Guest account is not enabled in any of the databases.
>
> Issue: Sysadmins
> Score: Check passed
> Result: No more than 2 members of sysadmin role are present.
>
> Issue: SQL Server/MSDE Account Password Test
> Score: Check not performed
> Result: The check was skipped because SQL Server and/or MSDE is operating in Windows Only authentication mode.
>
> Issue: Service Accounts
> Score: Best practice
> Result: SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, MSDE and/or MSDE Agent service accounts should not be members of the local Administrators group or run as LocalSystem.
> Detail:
> | Instance | Service | Account | Issue |
> | SBSMONITORING | MSSQL$SBSMONITORING | SYSTEM | LocalSystem account. |
> | SBSMONITORING | SQLAgent$SBSMONITORING | SYSTEM | LocalSystem account. |
>
>
> Instance SHAREPOINT
>
> Administrative Vulnerabilities
>
> Issue: SQL Server/MSDE Security Mode
> Score: Check passed
> Result: SQL Server and/or MSDE authentication mode is set to Windows Only.
>
> Issue: Exposed SQL Server/MSDE Password
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The 'sa' password and SQL service account password are not exposed in text files.
>
> Issue: CmdExec role
> Score: Check passed
> Result: CmdExec is restricted to sysadmin only.
>
> Issue: Registry Permissions
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Everyone group does not have more than Read access to the SQL Server and/or MSDE registry keys.
>
> Issue: Folder Permissions
> Score: Check passed
> Result: Permissions on the SQL Server and/or MSDE installation folders are set properly.
>
> Issue: Sysadmin role members
> Score: Best practice
> Result: BUILTIN\Administrators group should not be part of sysadmin role.
>
> Issue: Guest Account
> Score: Check passed
> Result: The Guest account is not enabled in any of the databases.
>
> Issue: Sysadmins
> Score: Check passed
> Result: No more than 2 members of sysadmin role are present.
>
> Issue: SQL Server/MSDE Account Password Test
> Score: Check not performed
> Result: The check was skipped because SQL Server and/or MSDE is operating in Windows Only authentication mode.
>
> Issue: Service Accounts
> Score: Best practice
> Result: SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, MSDE and/or MSDE Agent service accounts should not be members of the local Administrators group or run as LocalSystem.
> Detail:
> | Instance | Service | Account | Issue |
> | SHAREPOINT | MSSQL$SHAREPOINT | SYSTEM | LocalSystem account. |
> | SHAREPOINT | SQLAgent$SHAREPOINT | SYSTEM | LocalSystem account. |
>
>
> Desktop Application Scan Results
>
> Administrative Vulnerabilities
>
> Issue: IE Zones
> Score: Check failed (critical)
> Result: Internet Explorer zones do not have secure settings for some users.
> Detail:
> | User | Zone | Level | Recommended Level |
> | MED\SBS Backup User | Internet | High | High |
> Sub-Detail:
> | Setting | Current | Recommended |
> | Run components not signed with Authenticode | Enable | Disable |
> | Run components signed with Authenticode | Enable | Disable |
> | MED\QBDataServiceUser18 | Internet | High | High |
> Sub-Detail:
> | Setting | Current | Recommended |
> | Run components not signed with Authenticode | Enable | Disable |
> | Run components signed with Authenticode | Enable | Disable |
> | MED\Administrator | Internet | Custom | High |
> Sub-Detail:
> | Setting | Current | Recommended |
> | Run components not signed with Authenticode | Enable | Disable |
> | Run components signed with Authenticode | Enable | Disable |
> | Submit nonencrypted form data | Enable | Prompt |
>
> Issue: Macro Security
> Score: Check not performed
> Result: No supported Microsoft Office products are installed.
>