The IE home page must be set to blank or a trusted site.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-46467	DTBI001-IE11	SV-59331r1_rule	DCMC-1	Medium

Description
By setting this parameter inappropriately, a malicious web site can be automatically loaded into a browser which may contain mobile code.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-49679r2_chk )
Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "General" tab. Under the Home page area, verify 'about:blank' or a trusted site is listed. If 'about:blank' or a trusted site is not listed, this is a finding. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Criteria: If the value "Start Page" is 'about:blank' or a trusted site, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-49679r2_chk )

Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "General" tab. Under the Home page area, verify 'about:blank' or a trusted site is listed. If 'about:blank' or a trusted site is not listed, this is a finding. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main Criteria: If the value "Start Page" is 'about:blank' or a trusted site, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-50155r2_fix)
Open Internet Explorer. From the menu bar select Tools. From the Tools drop-down menu, select Internet Options. From the Internet Options window, select the "General" tab. Under the Home page area, enter 'about:blank' or a trusted site. Change the registry key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main so that value "Start Page" is set to 'about:blank' or a trusted site.