Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22108 | DTBI740 | SV-25697r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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This setting allows users to enable the SmartScreen Filter, which then warns if a Web site being visited is known for fraudulent attempts to gather personal information through "phishing" or is known to host malware. |
STIG | Date |
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Internet Explorer 8 STIG | 2014-09-30 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-23253r1_fix) |
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The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> “Turn off Managing SmartScreen Filter” will be set to “Enabled” and “Off”. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\PhishingFilter Criteria: Set the value EnabledV8 to REG_DWORD = 0. |