SV-213438r960921: Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity. | Microsoft Defender Antivirus STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity.

Description

Discussion Text

This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If this setting is enabled, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If this setting is disabled or not configured, Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001695SV-89893V-75213

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Defender Antivirus DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Defender Antivirus 3985

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.defenderantivirus:def:13
# Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection').GetValueKind('LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection' -Name 'LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection') -eq 0))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.defenderantivirus:def:13
$compliant = Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -and (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).LocalSettingOverrideRealtimeScanDirection -eq 0
if ($compliant) {Write-Output "PASS"; Exit 0} else {Write-Output "FAIL"; Exit 1}

Remediation

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Configure local setting override for monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity" to "Disabled" or "Not Configured".