Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of scanning for downloaded files and attachments.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213439	WNDF-AV-000015	SV-213439r823050_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration of scanning for all downloaded files and attachments. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If this setting is enabled, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If this setting is disabled or not configured, Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-04-08

Details

Check Text ( C-14664r820164_chk )
Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Configure local setting override for scanning all downloaded files and attachments" is set to "Disabled" or "Not Configured". Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection Criteria: If the value "LocalSettingOverrideDisableIOAVProtection" is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding. If the value does not exist, this is not a finding. If the value is 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-14664r820164_chk )

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Configure local setting override for scanning all downloaded files and attachments" is set to "Disabled" or "Not Configured".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection

Criteria: If the value "LocalSettingOverrideDisableIOAVProtection" is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.

If the value does not exist, this is not a finding.

If the value is 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-14662r823049_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Configure local setting override for scanning all downloaded files and attachments" to "Disabled" or "Not Configured".