Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to enable behavior monitoring.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213446	WNDF-AV-000022	SV-213446r823063_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting allows configuration of behavior monitoring. If this setting is enabled or not configured, behavior monitoring will be enabled. If this setting is disabled, behavior monitoring will be disabled.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-14671r820185_chk )
Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Turn on behavior monitoring" is set to "Enabled" 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 "DisableBehaviorMonitoring" 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-14671r820185_chk )

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Turn on behavior monitoring" is set to "Enabled" 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 "DisableBehaviorMonitoring" 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-14669r820186_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Turn on behavior monitoring" to "Enabled " or "Not Configured".