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The application Messages must be removed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51579 OSX8-00-00490 SV-65789r1_rule Medium
Description
The application Messages must be removed.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53903r1_chk )
To check for the existence of Messages, run the following command:

ls -ald /Applications/Messages.app

If anything is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56383r1_fix)
To remove Messages, run the following command:

sudo rm -Rf /Applications/Messages.app