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1.50 EX19-MB-000146

Information

Exchange antimalware agent must be enabled and configured.

GROUP ID: V-259694
RULE ID: SV-259694r1015276

Microsoft Exchange 2019 offers built-in antimalware protection for messages going through the transport pipeline. When enabled, the default settings are configured to automatically update.

Exchange's built-in Malware Agent is not designed to address all malicious code protection workloads. This workload is best handled by third-party antivirus and intrusion prevention software.

Sites must use an approved DOD scanner. Exchange Malware software has a limited scanning capability and does not scan files that are downloaded, opened, or executed.

Solution

Open the Exchange Management Shell and run the following command:

& $env:ExchangeInstallPath\Scripts\Enable-AntimalwareScanning.ps1

This will automatically enable the anti-malware agent. After the script completes, run the following cmdlet to complete the process:

Restart-Service MSExchangeTransport

This may take up to 10 minutes to take effect.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23653

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-3(2), 800-53|SI-3c., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001247, CCI|CCI-002624, CCI|CCI-004964, Rule-ID|SV-259694r1015276_rule, STIG-ID|EX19-MB-000146, Vuln-ID|V-259694

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: db8feff4c86d2c38013411e5f811861ff1de4edb41b9ae1c046e1ce9e0e04700