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The system must be configured to replace occurrences of the word, Microsoft, with a specified string in all error report dialogs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-56555 WINER-000105 SV-70815r1_rule ECSC-1 Low
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 replaces instances of "Microsoft" with a local organizational name in all error reporting dialog boxes.
STIG Date
Windows 2003 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( C-57117r1_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: DWReporteeName

Type: REG_SZ
Value: "" (Blank)
Fix Text (F-61443r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Error Reporting -> "Configure Error Reporting" to "Enabled" with "Replace instances of the word 'Microsoft' with:" left blank.