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The system will be configured to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-3470 3.082 SV-32345r1_rule Medium
Description
This setting controls whether unsolicited offers of help to this computer are allowed. The list of users allowed to offer remote assistance to this system is accessed by pressing the Helpers button.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-4087r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\

Value Name: fAllowUnsolicited
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-6776r1_fix)
Configure the system to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers by setting the policy value for Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Remote Assistance “Offer Remote Assistance” to “Disabled”.