Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to enable the Automatic Exclusions feature.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>This setting allows an administrator to specify if Automatic Exclusions feature for Server SKUs should be turned off.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-213431r823034_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Exclusions >> "Turn off Auto Exclusions" to "Disabled".