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WNDF-AV-000072 - Microsoft Defender AV must scan excluded files and directories during quick scans.
Information
In Microsoft Defender Antivirus, when an exclusion for a file or folder is created, it will generally be skipped during both real-time protection and on-demand scans (including quick scans and full scans). However, with newer releases, the option exists to configure quick scans to include files and directories that are otherwise excluded from real-time protection.Solution
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Scan >> Scan excluded files and directories during quick scans to 'Enabled'.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Defender_Antivirus_V2R9_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Defender Antivirus STIG v2r9
Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY
References: 800-53|SI-3c.1., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002624, Rule-ID|SV-278676r1192828_rule, STIG-ID|WNDF-AV-000072, Vuln-ID|V-278676
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: f283f136c3f17878f9c805fdd0ed1f636a2a1c288fa3d2eb80f91954ad1ec55a