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The system must be configured to collect additional files and include in error reports.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-56545 | WINER-000101 | SV-70805r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Windows Error Reporting information can be used to help diagnose day-to-day software issues, as well as help discover malicious code and possibly zero-day attacks on systems. This setting controls whether to collect and include additional files in the error report. This is useful for obtaining contextual information relative to the process that caused the error. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Windows 2003 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-03-09 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-57107r1_chk ) |
|---|
| If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\ Value Name: DWNoFileCollection Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 |
| Fix Text (F-61433r1_fix) |
|---|
| Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Error Reporting -> "Configure Error Reporting" to "Enabled" with "Do not collect additional files" unchecked. |