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The Windows 8 default Bing app must be removed from the system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-36741 WN08-GE-000036 SV-48390r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Applications must be updated as flaws are identified and remediations are made available. The method for Windows 8 apps is through the Windows Store, which is required to be blocked. This will prevent updates and potentially leave these apps in unsecure versions.
STIG Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-45059r1_chk )
Verify the Bing app has been removed from the system.
Open a command prompt as an administrator.
Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages".
If "DisplayName : Microsoft.Bing" is listed this, is a finding.
Fix Text (F-41521r1_fix)
Remove the Bing app from the system.
Open a command prompt as an administrator.
Enter "dism /online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages".
Make note of the PackageName (e.g., Microsoft.Bing_1.2.0.135_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe)
Enter the following to remove the app package from the system: "dism /online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:packagename" substituting "packagename" noted from the previous step.
Uninstall the application from any user profiles provisioned prior to this.