Windows Defender AV must be configured to monitor for file and program activity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213443	WNDF-AV-000019	SV-213443r569189_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting allows you to configure monitoring for file and program activity. If you enable or do not configure this setting monitoring for file and program activity will be enabled. If you disable this setting monitoring for file and program activity will be disabled.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-05

Details

Check Text ( C-14668r314638_chk )
Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Real-time Protection -> "Monitor file and program activity on your computer to be scanned" 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 "DisableOnAccessProtection" 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-14668r314638_chk )

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Real-time Protection -> "Monitor file and program activity on your computer to be scanned" 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 "DisableOnAccessProtection" 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-14666r314639_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Real-time Protection -> "Monitor file and program activity on your computer" to "Enabled" or "Not Configured".