System files must be monitored for unauthorized changes.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-2907	WN12-GE-000017	SV-52215r2_rule	DCSL-1	Medium

Description
Monitoring system files for changes against a baseline on a regular basis may help detect the possible introduction of malicious code on a system.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-02-27

Details

Check Text ( C-46961r1_chk )
Determine whether the site monitors system files (e.g., .exe, .bat, .com, .cmd, and *.dll) on servers for unauthorized changes against a baseline on a weekly basis. If system files are not monitored for unauthorized changes, this is a finding. A properly configured HBSS Policy Auditor 5.2 or later File Integrity Monitor (FIM) module will meet the requirement for file integrity checking. The Asset module within HBSS does not meet this requirement.

Check Text ( C-46961r1_chk )

Determine whether the site monitors system files (e.g., *.exe, *.bat, *.com, *.cmd, and *.dll) on servers for unauthorized changes against a baseline on a weekly basis. If system files are not monitored for unauthorized changes, this is a finding.

A properly configured HBSS Policy Auditor 5.2 or later File Integrity Monitor (FIM) module will meet the requirement for file integrity checking. The Asset module within HBSS does not meet this requirement.

Fix Text (F-45234r1_fix)
Monitor system files (e.g., .exe, .bat, .com, .cmd, and *.dll) on servers for unauthorized changes against a baseline on a weekly basis. This can be done with the use of various monitoring tools.