Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V6 · R42

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

The Windows Error Reporting Service must be running and configured to start automatically.

Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Windows Error Reporting Service must be running and configured to start automatically.

Description

Discussion Text

Windows Error Reporting information can be used to help diagnose day-to-day software issues, as well as help discover malicious code and possibly zero-day attacks on systems.

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Objective

V-56511

Rule

SV-71657r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WINER-000001

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the Start Type and Status of the Windows Error Reporting Service.

Run "Services.msc".
If the Windows Error Reporting Service does not have a Status of "Started" and a Start Type of "Automatic", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the Start Type of the Windows Error Reporting Service to "Automatic" and ensure the service has a status of "Started".

STIG check 227 of 251 in the Windows Vista STIG checklist

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