18.9.77.7.1 Ensure 'Turn on behavior monitoring' is set to 'Enabled'

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Information

This policy setting allows you to configure behavior monitoring for Windows Defender Antivirus.

The recommended state for this setting is: Enabled.

Rationale:

When running an antivirus solution such as Windows Defender Antivirus, it is important to ensure that it is configured to heuristically monitor in real-time for suspicious and known malicious activity.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled:

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Defender Antivirus\Real-Time Protection\Turn on behavior monitoring

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template WindowsDefender.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 8.1 & Server 2012 R2 Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:

None - this is the default configuration.

Default Value:

Enabled. (Behavior monitoring will be enabled.)

References:

CCE-38389-3

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2742

Item Details

References: CSCv6|8.1, CSCv7|8.1, CSCv7|8.2, CSCv7|8.6

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 902f09bc2760b2e67886174658d7e9044be7796dbd70d399d96ad7ff76fe81ed