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WNDF-AV-000027 - Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to turn on e-mail scanning.

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Information

This policy setting allows the configuration of e-mail scanning. When e-mail scanning is enabled, the engine will parse the mailbox and mail files according to their specific format in order to analyze the mail bodies and attachments. Several e-mail formats are currently supported, for example: pst (Outlook), dbx mbx mime (Outlook Express), binhex (Mac). If this setting is enabled, e-mail scanning will be enabled. If this setting is disabled or not configured, e-mail scanning will be disabled.

Solution

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Scan >> 'Turn on e-mail scanning' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Defender_Antivirus_V2R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001170, Rule-ID|SV-213451r961092_rule, STIG-ID|WNDF-AV-000027, STIG-Legacy|SV-89919, STIG-Legacy|V-75239, Vuln-ID|V-213451

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 828b1f997026ca7ae0d2756fe7e27e6d838d9fc86fa7d46183bb3239048d464b