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Microsoft Windows SMB : WindowsUpdate Disabled

info Nessus Plugin ID 12028

Synopsis

Remote system is not configured for automatic updates.

Description

The remote host does not have Windows Update enabled.

Enabling WindowsUpdate will ensure that the remote Windows host has all the latest Microsoft Patches installed.

Solution

Enable Windows Update on this host

See Also

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/328010/how-to-configure-automatic-updates-by-using-group-policy-or-registry-s

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 12028

File Name: smb_reg_windowsautoupdate.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/22/2004

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password, SMB/registry_access, SMB/transport