Services will be documented and unnecessary services will not be installed or will be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-3487	5.068	SV-32266r2_rule		Medium

Description
Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some services may be run under the local System account, which generally has more permissions than required by the service. Compromising a service could allow an intruder to obtain system permissions and open the system to a variety of attacks.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-32712r2_chk )

Required services will vary between organizations, and on the role of the individual system. Organizations will develop their own list of services which will be documented and justified with the IAO. The Site’s list will be provided for any security review. Services common to multiple systems can be addressed in one document. Exceptions for individual systems should be identified separately by system. Individual services specifically required to be disabled per the STIG are identified in separate requirements. If the site has not documented the services required for their system(s), this is a finding. The following can be used to view the services on a system: Select “Start”. Select “Run”. Enter "Services.msc" in the run box. Respond to any User Account Control prompts. Services for Windows Server 2008 R2 roles are managed automatically, adding those necessary for a particular role. The following tables list the default services for a baseline installation and those for common roles as a reference. This can be used as a basis for documenting the services necessary. Default Installation Name - Startup Type Application Experience - Manual Application Identity - Manual Application Information - Manual Application Layer Gateway Service - Manual Application Management - Manual Background Intelligent Transfer Service - Manual Base Filtering Engine - Automatic Certificate Propagation - Manual CNG Key Isolation - Manual COM+ Event System - Automatic COM+ System Application - Manual Computer Browser - Disabled Credential Manager - Manual Cryptographic Services - Automatic DCOM Server Process Launcher - Automatic Desktop Window Manager Session Manager - Automatic DHCP Client - Automatic Diagnostic Policy Service – Automatic (Delayed Start) Diagnostic Service Host - Manual Diagnostic System Host – Manual Disk Defragmenter - Manual Distributed Link Tracking Client - Automatic Distributed Transaction Coordinator - Automatic (Delayed Start) DNS Client - Automatic Encrypting File System (EFS) - Manual Extensible Authentication Protocol - Manual Function Discovery Provider Host - Manual Function Discovery Resource Publication - Manual Group Policy Client - Automatic Health Key and Certificate Management - Manual Human Interface Device Access - Manual IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules - Manual Interactive Services Detection - Manual Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) - Disabled IP Helper - Automatic IPsec Policy Agent - Manual KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator - Manual Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper - Manual Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64 - Manual Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86 - Manual Microsoft Fibre Channel Platform Registration Service - Manual Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service - Manual Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider - Manual Multimedia Class Scheduler - Manual Netlogon - Manual Network Access Protection Agent - Manual Network Connections - Manual Network List Service - Manual Network Location Awareness - Automatic Network Store Interface Service - Automatic Performance Counter DLL Host - Manual Performance Logs & Alerts - Manual Plug and Play - Automatic PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator - Disabled Portable Device Enumerator Service - Manual Power - Automatic Print Spooler - Automatic Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support - Manual Protected Storage - Manual Remote Access Auto Connection Manager - Manual Remote Access Connection Manager - Manual Remote Desktop Configuration - Manual Remote Desktop Services - Manual Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector - Manual Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - Automatic Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator - Manual Remote Registry - Automatic Resultant Set of Policy Provider - Manual Routing and Remote Access - Disabled RPC Endpoint Mapper - Automatic Secondary Logon - Manual Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service - Manual Security Accounts Manager - Automatic Server - Automatic Shell Hardware Detection - Automatic Smart Card - Manual Smart Card Removal Policy - Automatic (Manual is the default) SNMP Trap - Manual Software Protection - Automatic (Delayed Start) Special Administration Console Helper - Manual SPP Notification Service - Manual SSDP Discovery - Disabled System Event Notification Service - Automatic Task Scheduler - Automatic TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Automatic Telephony - Manual Thread Ordering Server - Manual TP AutoConnect Service - Manual TPM Base Services - Manual UPnP Device Host - Disabled User Profile Service - Automatic Virtual Disk - Manual Volume Shadow Copy - Manual Windows Audio - Manual Windows Audio Endpoint Builder - Manual Windows Color System - Manual Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework - Manual Windows Error Reporting Service - Manual Windows Event Collector - Manual Windows Event Log - Automatic Windows Firewall - Automatic Windows Font Cache Service - Manual Windows Installer - Manual Windows Management Instrumentation - Automatic Windows Modules Installer - Manual Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) - Automatic (Delayed Start) Windows Time - Automatic Windows Update - Automatic (Delayed Start) WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service - Manual Wired AutoConfig - Manual WMI Performance Adapter - Manual Workstation – Automatic The following services for roles are addressed in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Guide, Windows Server 2008 R2 Attack Service Reference.xlsx. These major roles may include sub-roles not addressed here. Name - Startup Type Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Certificate Services - Automatic Active Directory Domain Services Active Directory Domain Services - Automatic Active Directory Web Services - Automatic DFS Namespace - Automatic DFS Replication - Automatic DNS Server - Automatic Intersite Messaging - Automatic Kerberos Key Distribution Center - Automatic Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service - Disabled Windows CardSpace - Manual Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0 - Manual DHCP Server DHCP Server - Automatic DNS Server DNS Server - Automatic File Server Server - Automatic Workstation - Automatic Hyper-V Server Hyper-V Image Management Service - Automatic Hyper-V Networking Management Service - Automatic Virtual Machine Management Service - Automatic Network Policy and Access Server Network Policy Server - Automatic (Delayed Start) Print Server Print Spooler - Automatic Remote Desktop Services Server Remote Desktop Configuration - Manual Remote Desktop Services - Automatic Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port - Manual Web Server (IIS) Application Host Helper Service - Automatic Windows Process Activation - Manual World Wide Web Publishing Service - Automatic

Fix Text (F-28959r1_fix)
Document the services required for the system to operate. Remove or disable any services that are not required.