Chrome Cleanup must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221592	DTBC-0060	SV-221592r615937_rule		Medium

Description

If set to “False”, prevents Chrome Cleanup from scanning the system for unwanted software and performing cleanups. Manually triggering Chrome Cleanup from chrome://settings/cleanup is disabled. If set to “True” or unset, Chrome Cleanup periodically scans the system for unwanted software and should any be found, will ask the user if they wish to remove it. Manually triggering Chrome Cleanup from chrome://settings is enabled. This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain.

STIG	Date
Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-09

Details

Check Text ( C-23307r415903_chk )
Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If "ChromeCleanupEnabled" is not displayed under the "Policy Name" column or it is not set to "False", this is a finding. Windows method: 1. Start regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ 3. If the "ChromeCleanupEnabled" value name does not exist or its value data is not set to "0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23296r415904_fix)
Windows group policy: 1. Open the “group policy editor” tool with gpedit.msc 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome Policy Name: Enables Chrome Cleanup on Windows Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: N/A