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Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026 67 Rules 4 CAT I 63 CAT II 0 CAT III
Vuln ID STIG ID CAT Finding Responsibility
V-213426 WNDF-AV-000001 CAT I Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to block the Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) feature.
V-213428 WNDF-AV-000004 CAT I Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to run and scan for malware and other potentially unwanted software.
V-213452 WNDF-AV-000028 CAT I Microsoft Defender AV spyware definition age must not exceed 7 days.
V-213453 WNDF-AV-000029 CAT I Microsoft Defender AV virus definition age must not exceed 7 days.
V-213427 WNDF-AV-000003 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to automatically take action on all detected tasks.
V-213429 WNDF-AV-000005 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not exclude files for scanning.
V-213430 WNDF-AV-000006 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not exclude files opened by specified processes.
V-213431 WNDF-AV-000007 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to enable the Automatic Exclusions feature.
V-213432 WNDF-AV-000008 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to disable local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS.
V-213433 WNDF-AV-000009 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to check in real time with MAPS before content is run or accessed.
V-213434 WNDF-AV-000010 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must join Microsoft MAPS.
V-213435 WNDF-AV-000011 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to only send safe samples for MAPS telemetry.
V-213436 WNDF-AV-000012 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured for protocol recognition for network protection.
V-213437 WNDF-AV-000013 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow local override of monitoring for file and program activity.
V-213438 WNDF-AV-000014 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of monitoring for incoming and outgoing file activity.
V-213439 WNDF-AV-000015 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of scanning for downloaded files and attachments.
V-213440 WNDF-AV-000016 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to not allow override of behavior monitoring.
V-213441 WNDF-AV-000017 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV Group Policy settings must take priority over the local preference settings.
V-213442 WNDF-AV-000018 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must monitor for incoming and outgoing files.
V-213443 WNDF-AV-000019 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to monitor for file and program activity.
V-213444 WNDF-AV-000020 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to scan all downloaded files and attachments.
V-213445 WNDF-AV-000021 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to always enable real-time protection.
V-213446 WNDF-AV-000022 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to enable behavior monitoring.
V-213447 WNDF-AV-000023 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to process scanning when real-time protection is enabled.
V-213448 WNDF-AV-000024 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to scan archive files.
V-213449 WNDF-AV-000025 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to scan removable drives.
V-213450 WNDF-AV-000026 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to perform a weekly scheduled scan.
V-213451 WNDF-AV-000027 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to turn on e-mail scanning.
V-213454 WNDF-AV-000030 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to check for definition updates daily.
V-213455 WNDF-AV-000031 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured for automatic remediation action to be taken for threat alert level Severe.
V-213456 WNDF-AV-000032 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to block executable content from email client and webmail.
V-213457 WNDF-AV-000033 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured block Office applications from creating child processes.
V-213458 WNDF-AV-000034 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured block Office applications from creating executable content.
V-213459 WNDF-AV-000035 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to block Office applications from injecting into other processes.
V-213460 WNDF-AV-000036 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to impede JavaScript and VBScript to launch executables.
V-213461 WNDF-AV-000037 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to block execution of potentially obfuscated scripts.
V-213462 WNDF-AV-000038 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to block Win32 imports from macro code in Office.
V-213463 WNDF-AV-000039 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to prevent user and apps from accessing dangerous websites.
V-213464 WNDF-AV-000040 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured for automatic remediation action to be taken for threat alert level High.
V-213465 WNDF-AV-000041 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured for automatic remediation action to be taken for threat alert level Medium.
V-213466 WNDF-AV-000042 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must be configured for automatic remediation action to be taken for threat alert level Low.
V-278647 WNDF-AV-000043 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block Adobe Reader from creating child processes.
V-278648 WNDF-AV-000044 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block credential stealing from the Windows local security authority subsystem.
V-278649 WNDF-AV-000045 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB.
V-278650 WNDF-AV-000046 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must use advanced protection against ransomware.
V-278651 WNDF-AV-000047 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block process creations originating from PSExec and WMI commands.
V-278652 WNDF-AV-000048 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block persistence through WMI event subscription.
V-278653 WNDF-AV-000049 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block executable files from running unless they meet a prevalence, age, or trusted list criterion.
V-278654 WNDF-AV-000050 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block Office communication application from creating child processes.
V-278655 WNDF-AV-000051 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must block abuse of exploited vulnerable signed drivers.
V-278656 WNDF-AV-000052 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must configure local administrator merge behavior for lists.
V-278658 WNDF-AV-000054 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must control whether exclusions are visible to Local Admins.
V-278659 WNDF-AV-000055 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must randomize scheduled task times.
V-278660 WNDF-AV-000056 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must hide the Family options area.
V-278661 WNDF-AV-000057 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable the file hash computation feature.
V-278662 WNDF-AV-000058 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable extended cloud check.
V-278668 WNDF-AV-000064 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable script scanning.
V-278669 WNDF-AV-000065 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable real-time protection and Security Intelligence Updates during OOBE.
V-278672 WNDF-AV-000068 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable network protection to be configured into block or audit mode on Windows Server.
V-278674 WNDF-AV-000070 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable EDR in block mode.
V-278675 WNDF-AV-000071 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must report Dynamic Signature dropped events.
V-278676 WNDF-AV-000072 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must scan excluded files and directories during quick scans.
V-278863 WNDF-AV-000073 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must set cloud protection level to High.
V-278677 WNDF-AV-000074 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must convert warn verdict to block.
V-278678 WNDF-AV-000075 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable asynchronous inspection.
V-278679 WNDF-AV-000076 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must scan packed executables.
V-278680 WNDF-AV-000077 CAT II Microsoft Defender AV must enable heuristics.