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Hide mechanism for removing zone information from file attachments.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14269 5.135 SV-25206r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This check verifies that users cannot manually remove zone information from saved file attachments.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-11759r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_Current_User
Subkey: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments\

Value Name: HideZoneInfoOnProperties

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-13607r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Attachment Manager -> “Hide mechanisms to remove zone information” to “Enabled”.