User Interface
The richest application is only good if people can use it. StealthAUDIT makes getting and publishing information easy:

• Add Job Wizard
  Simple quick start wizard has you collecting data within minutes of installation
• Pre-Built Tasks
  Libraries contain "out of box" common tasks to make it simple to get at what you need
• Familiar administrative user interface
  works like other administrative tools like RegEdit and Perfmon. Connect to a server, pick what you want and StealthAUDIT will get that from all of your machines.
• Data View
  With grouping, sorting and filtering featues, the powerful grid style viewer allows you to get to the meat quickly. Find what you're looking for in seconds using this simple and powerful interface.

Host Discovery
When you want StealthAUDIT to collect data, you need to identify the hosts that you want to collect from. StealthAUDIT allows you to identify hosts via the following methods:

• Import from CSV
• IP Network Scan
  Scan subnet ranges for hosts, optionally specifying to scan for open ports
• Netbios Scan
  Scan your network's browse list for machines. Criteria can be specified restricting the scope.

Data Collection
StealthAUDIT's core architecture is designed to support snap-in data collectors, each of which exposes a particular data source, making it extremely simple to define what you want to collect while keeping an open window to the future. The following data collectors are included with StealthAUDIT:

• Registry
  The registry is the central repository for configuration data on a Windows machine. Having widescale access to this provides you countless auditing possibilities including
  • Installed hotfixes
  • Installed software
  • Installed Internet Explorer components
  • Login information, who? when?
  • Network card settings
• Active Directory
  The heart of Windows 2000 networks, Active Directory contains pretty much everything there is to know about your Microsoft network. Using this data collector, you can browse the directory and retrieve virtually any object or group of objects and their associated properties. Combined with StealthAUDIT's change detection this is a must have tool for Windows shops.
• Event Log
  This data collector is another one with limitless possibilities. Event logs largely go unnoticed since there's no practical way to examine them. Using StealthAUDIT, you can check all your machines for STOP or WARNING messages, scan for particular event types, etc. Things like Microsoft Exchange Server Whitespace events, Audit Failure events, Logon Events, etc. can be extracted and put into useful reports.
• Services
  Check which services are installed, their status, login id, startup settings, etc. You can also quickly scan your network for the status of one or more specific services. Very useful when you need to find all the machines running a service with a given services account.
• Performance Monitor
  Check your CPU, memory load, uptime, etc. Very useful for capacity planning, problem detection, memory leak watch, etc. Also useful for backup monitoring or as an in-depth specific monitor.
• File System
  Scan your machines for files. Ideal for checking critical file sizes like the size of a database or transaction log. Also very useful for checking EXE and DLL versions and for things like checking the size of users' home directories
• Disk Info
  Find out what disks are out there, the size and how much free space there is. Very useful for trending and capacity planning. Invaluable for detecting low disk on critical partitions that are home to databases and transaction logs.
• Users and Groups
  Knowing who belongs (and more importantly who does not) in a group can be critical to security of a server. This data collector will resolve group memberships, returning back the user id's for any given group. Combine this with StealthAUDIT's change management features and you have a powerful way to detect change to key groups.
• Patch Check
  Find out which servers comply with Microsoft security bulletins and Q Articles. This data collector allows you to enter a Q Article or a MS Security bulletin Id, and instantly scan all of your machines to see which ones are vulnerable. A *must have* tool for fighting security threats.
   
• Script
  Extend StealthAUDIT by adding your own scripts. While you seldom ever need to script, the capability is there to ensure that you can tap into the richness of the StealthAUDIT engine.

Data Analysis and Presentation
StealthAUDIT offers several post data collection features such as

• Change Management
  Have StealthAUDIT watch for changes on your network. This is key to finding things like changed service accounts, installed software changes, etc.
• Conformance Management
  With rapid change it is increasing difficult to verify that all servers are configured the same way. No worry, let StealthAUDIT do it for you. Identify either a key "golden" server or specify a configuration file and StealthAUDIT will tell you how your servers differ.
• Reporting
  Share your findings instantly using our automatic web reporting facility. Publish virtually anything you collect in tables and charts to your favourite web server.