Microsoft Active Protection Service membership must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15713	WN08-CC-000111	SV-48251r4_rule		Medium

Description
Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting disables Microsoft Active Protection Service membership and reporting.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-57987r1_chk )
If the following registry value exists and is set to "1" (Basic) or "2" (Advanced), this is a finding. If the following registry value does not exist, this is not a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet\ Value Name: SpyNetReporting Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 or 2 = a Finding

Fix Text (F-71645r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Defender >> MAPS >> "Join Microsoft MAPS" to "Disabled".