Autoplay must be disabled for all drives.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-2374	WN08-CC-000074	SV-48065r1_rule	ECSC-1	High

Description
Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. By default, autoplay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive) and on network drives. If you enable this policy, you can also disable autoplay on all drives.

Description

Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. By default, autoplay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive) and on network drives. If you enable this policy, you can also disable autoplay on all drives.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-12-13

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-41203r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> AutoPlay Policies -> "Turn off AutoPlay" to "Enabled:All Drives".