VMware vCenter Protect Limited can be used free of charge. This security program fills the gap that Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.x leaves behind. It analyzes the patch status of those Microsoft products not supported by current Microsoft patch technologies. Use it as a supplement to MBSA 2.x to provide a complete security analysis of all the Microsoft products contained on your network machines. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc184924.aspx for the list of legacy Microsoft products supported by VMware vCenter Protect Limited.
VMware vCenter Protect Limited will scan one or more machines in your network and detect any missing patches. In addition to the normal scan results produced by the program, an MBSA-compatible output file will also be created for each machine that was scanned. The MBSA files can be used as input to MBSA when reviewing the security status of the individual machines.
As its name suggests, VMware vCenter Protect Limited is not a full-featured version of the program. It scans only a limited product set for missing patches. It does not enable you to deploy missing patches to the machines in your network nor does it provide access to the asset management functions, the power management functions, or to the agent-based capabilities of VMware vCenter Protect Agent. For these and other capabilities you must purchase a product license from VMware Inc. A free trial license is available if you want to sample the full-featured version of VMware vCenter Protect before purchasing a license. See http://www.shavlik.com/pdownloadform4.aspx for details.
Using VMware vCenter Protect Limited is fairly straightforward. See the following topics for detailed instructions on how to perform a scan and review the results: