Unnecessary services are not disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3487	5.068	SV-16965r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Unnecessary Services increase the attack surface of a system. Some Services may be run under the local System Account, which generally has more permissions than required by the service. Compromising a service could allow an intruder to obtain System permissions and open the system to a variety of attacks.

STIG	Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( C-16654r1_chk )
2008 - Select “Start” Right-click the “Computer” icon on the Start menu. Select “Manage” from the drop-down menu. Expand the “Services and Applications” object in the Tree window. Select the “Services” object. Alternately enter "Services.msc" in the run box. Unnecessary Services increase the attack surface of a system. This check verifies that unnecessary services are not enabled on a system. Required services will vary between organizations, and will vary depending on the role of the individual system. Organizations will develop their own list of services which will be documented and justified with the IAO. The Site’s list will be provided for any security review. Services that are common to multiple systems can be addressed in one document. Exceptions for individual systems should be identified separately by system. If the site hasn’t documented the services required for their system(s) this is a finding. The following services have been specifically identified as required to be disabled. If any of these are installed and not Disabled this is a finding. (Only the IP Helper service is installed by default.) Fax (fax) IP Helper (iphlpsvc) FTP Publishing Service (msftpsvc) Peer Networking Identity Manager (p2pimsvc) Simple TCP/IP Services (simptcp) Telnet (tlntsvr) Services for Windows Server 2008 roles are managed automatically, adding those necessary for a particular role. The following tables list the default services for a baseline installation and those for common roles as a reference. Default Installation Name Startup Type Application Experience Automatic Application Information Manual Application Layer Gateway Service Manual Application Management Manual Background Intelligent Transfer Service Automatic (Delayed Start) Base Filtering Engine Automatic Certificate Propagation Manual CNG Key Isolation Manual COM+ Event System Automatic COM+ System Application Manual Computer Browser Disabled Cryptographic Services Automatic DCOM Server Process Launcher Automatic Desktop Window Manager Session Manager Automatic DHCP Client Automatic Diagnostic Policy Service Automatic Diagnostic Service Host Manual Diagnostic System Host Manual Distributed Link Tracking Client Automatic Distributed Transaction Coordinator Automatic (Delayed Start) DNS Client Automatic Extensible Authentication Protocol Manual Function Discovery Provider Host Manual Function Discovery Resource Publication Manual Group Policy Client Automatic Health Key and Certificate Management Manual Human Interface Device Access Manual IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules Automatic Interactive Services Detection Manual Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Disabled IP Helper Disabled (Automatic is the default) IPsec Policy Agent Automatic KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator Automatic (Delayed Start) Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper Manual Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86 Manual Microsoft Fibre Channel Platform Registration Service Manual Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service Manual Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Manual Multimedia Class Scheduler Manual Netlogon Manual Network Access Protection Agent Manual Network Connections Manual Network List Service Automatic Network Location Awareness Automatic Network Store Interface Service Automatic Offline Files Disabled Performance Logs & Alerts Manual Plug and Play Automatic PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator Disabled Portable Device Enumerator Service Manual Print Spooler Automatic Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support Manual Protected Storage Manual Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Manual Remote Access Connection Manager Manual Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Automatic Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator Manual Remote Registry Automatic Resultant Set of Policy Provider Manual Routing and Remote Access Disabled Secondary Logon Automatic Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service Manual Security Accounts Manager Automatic Server Automatic Shell Hardware Detection Automatic SL UI Notification Service Manual Smart Card Manual Smart Card Removal Policy Manual SNMP Trap Manual Software Licensing Automatic Special Administration Console Helper Manual SSDP Discovery Disabled Superfetch Disabled System Event Notification Service Automatic Task Scheduler Automatic TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Automatic Telephony Manual Terminal Services Automatic Terminal Services Configuration Manual Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector Manual Themes Disabled Thread Ordering Server Manual TPM Base Services Automatic (Delayed Start) UPnP Device Host Disabled User Profile Service Automatic Virtual Disk Manual Volume Shadow Copy Manual Windows Audio Manual Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Manual Windows Color System Manual Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Manual Windows Error Reporting Service Automatic Windows Event Collector Manual Windows Event Log Automatic Windows Firewall Automatic Windows Installer Manual Windows Management Instrumentation Automatic Windows Modules Installer Manual Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) Automatic (Delayed Start) Windows Time Automatic Windows Update Automatic (Delayed Start) WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service Manual Wired AutoConfig Manual WMI Performance Adapter Manual Workstation Automatic Services for Roles addressed in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Security Guide These major Roles may include sub roles not addressed here. Name Startup Type Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Certificate Services Automatic Active Directory Domain Services Active Directory Domain Services Automatic DFS Namespace Automatic DFS Replication Automatic Intersite Messaging Automatic Kerberos Key Distribution Center Automatic DHCP Server DHCP Server Automatic DNS Server DNS Server Automatic File Server Server Automatic Workstation Automatic Network Policy and Access Server Network Policy Server Automatic (Delayed Start) Print Server Print Spooler Automatic Terminal Services Server Terminal Server Automatic Terminal Services Configuration Manual Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector Manual Web Server (IIS) World Wide Web Publishing Service Automatic Windows Process Activation Manual Application Host Helper Service Automatic Documentable: Yes Documentable Explanation: Services that are required should be documented with the IAO.

Check Text ( C-16654r1_chk )

2008 - Select “Start”
Right-click the “Computer” icon on the Start menu.
Select “Manage” from the drop-down menu.
Expand the “Services and Applications” object in the Tree window.
Select the “Services” object.

Alternately enter "Services.msc" in the run box.

Unnecessary Services increase the attack surface of a system. This check verifies that unnecessary services are not enabled on a system.

Required services will vary between organizations, and will vary depending on the role of the individual system. Organizations will develop their own list of services which will be documented and justified with the IAO. The Site’s list will be provided for any security review. Services that are common to multiple systems can be addressed in one document. Exceptions for individual systems should be identified separately by system.

If the site hasn’t documented the services required for their system(s) this is a finding.

The following services have been specifically identified as required to be disabled. If any of these are installed and not Disabled this is a finding. (Only the IP Helper service is installed by default.)

Fax (fax)
IP Helper (iphlpsvc)
FTP Publishing Service (msftpsvc)
Peer Networking Identity Manager (p2pimsvc)
Simple TCP/IP Services (simptcp)
Telnet (tlntsvr)

Services for Windows Server 2008 roles are managed automatically, adding those necessary for a particular role. The following tables list the default services for a baseline installation and those for common roles as a reference.

Default Installation
Name Startup Type
Application Experience Automatic
Application Information Manual
Application Layer Gateway Service Manual
Application Management Manual
Background Intelligent Transfer Service Automatic (Delayed Start)
Base Filtering Engine Automatic
Certificate Propagation Manual
CNG Key Isolation Manual
COM+ Event System Automatic
COM+ System Application Manual
Computer Browser Disabled
Cryptographic Services Automatic
DCOM Server Process Launcher Automatic
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager Automatic
DHCP Client Automatic
Diagnostic Policy Service Automatic
Diagnostic Service Host Manual
Diagnostic System Host Manual
Distributed Link Tracking Client Automatic
Distributed Transaction Coordinator Automatic (Delayed Start)
DNS Client Automatic
Extensible Authentication Protocol Manual
Function Discovery Provider Host Manual
Function Discovery Resource Publication Manual
Group Policy Client Automatic
Health Key and Certificate Management Manual
Human Interface Device Access Manual
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules Automatic
Interactive Services Detection Manual
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Disabled
IP Helper Disabled (Automatic is the default)
IPsec Policy Agent Automatic
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator Automatic (Delayed Start)
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper Manual
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86 Manual
Microsoft Fibre Channel Platform Registration Service Manual
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service Manual
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Manual
Multimedia Class Scheduler Manual
Netlogon Manual
Network Access Protection Agent Manual
Network Connections Manual
Network List Service Automatic
Network Location Awareness Automatic
Network Store Interface Service Automatic
Offline Files Disabled
Performance Logs & Alerts Manual
Plug and Play Automatic
PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator Disabled
Portable Device Enumerator Service Manual
Print Spooler Automatic
Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support Manual
Protected Storage Manual
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Manual
Remote Access Connection Manager Manual
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Automatic
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator Manual
Remote Registry Automatic
Resultant Set of Policy Provider Manual
Routing and Remote Access Disabled
Secondary Logon Automatic
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service Manual
Security Accounts Manager Automatic
Server Automatic
Shell Hardware Detection Automatic
SL UI Notification Service Manual
Smart Card Manual
Smart Card Removal Policy Manual
SNMP Trap Manual
Software Licensing Automatic
Special Administration Console Helper Manual
SSDP Discovery Disabled
Superfetch Disabled
System Event Notification Service Automatic
Task Scheduler Automatic
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Automatic
Telephony Manual
Terminal Services Automatic
Terminal Services Configuration Manual
Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector Manual
Themes Disabled
Thread Ordering Server Manual
TPM Base Services Automatic (Delayed Start)
UPnP Device Host Disabled
User Profile Service Automatic
Virtual Disk Manual
Volume Shadow Copy Manual
Windows Audio Manual
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Manual
Windows Color System Manual
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Manual
Windows Error Reporting Service Automatic
Windows Event Collector Manual
Windows Event Log Automatic
Windows Firewall Automatic
Windows Installer Manual
Windows Management Instrumentation Automatic
Windows Modules Installer Manual
Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) Automatic (Delayed Start)
Windows Time Automatic
Windows Update Automatic (Delayed Start)
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service Manual
Wired AutoConfig Manual
WMI Performance Adapter Manual
Workstation Automatic

Services for Roles addressed in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Security Guide
These major Roles may include sub roles not addressed here.

Name Startup Type
Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Certificate Services Automatic

Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory Domain Services Automatic
DFS Namespace Automatic
DFS Replication Automatic
Intersite Messaging Automatic
Kerberos Key Distribution Center Automatic

DHCP Server
DHCP Server Automatic

DNS Server
DNS Server Automatic

File Server
Server Automatic
Workstation Automatic

Network Policy and Access Server
Network Policy Server Automatic (Delayed Start)

Print Server
Print Spooler Automatic

Terminal Services Server
Terminal Server Automatic
Terminal Services Configuration Manual
Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector Manual

Web Server (IIS)
World Wide Web Publishing Service Automatic
Windows Process Activation Manual
Application Host Helper Service Automatic

Documentable: Yes
Documentable Explanation: Services that are required should be documented with the IAO.

Fix Text (F-6001r1_fix)
Configure the system to disable any services that are not required.