SV-213447r1192804: Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to process scanning when real-time protection is enabled. | Microsoft Defender Antivirus STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to process scanning when real-time protection is enabled.

Description

Discussion Text

This policy setting allows the configuration of process scanning when real-time protection is turned on. This helps to catch malware, which could start when real-time protection is turned off. If this setting is enabled or not configured, a process scan will be initiated when real-time protection is turned on. If this setting is disabled, a process scan will not be initiated when real-time protection is turned on.

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IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-002624SV-89911V-75231

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:22
# Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to process scanning when real-time protection is enabled.
# 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('DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection' -Name 'DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable') -eq 0))
}

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

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.defenderantivirus:def:22
if (Test-Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable" -and (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable -eq 0) { 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 >> "Turn on process scanning whenever real-time protection is enabled" to "Enabled" or "Not Configured".