Windows Defender AV must be configured to scan archive files.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-75233	WNDF-AV-000024	SV-89913r2_rule		Medium

Description
This policy setting allows you to configure scans for malicious software and unwanted software in archive files such as .ZIP or .CAB files. If you enable or do not configure this setting archive files will be scanned. If you disable this setting archive files will not be scanned.

STIG	Date
MS Windows Defender Antivirus Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-75025r3_chk )
Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Scan -> "Scan archive files" 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\Scan Criteria: If the value "DisableArchiveScanning" 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-75025r3_chk )

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Scan -> "Scan archive files" 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\Scan

Criteria: If the value "DisableArchiveScanning" 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-81843r2_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Scan -> "Scan archive files" to "Enabled " or "Not Configured".