Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to disable local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>This policy setting configures a local override for the configuration to join Microsoft MAPS. This setting can only be set by Group Policy. If this setting is enabled, the local preference setting will take priority over Group Policy. If this setting is disabled or not configured, Group Policy will take priority over the local preference setting.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-213432r823036_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
This is applicable to unclassified systems. For other systems this is NA.
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> MAPS >> "Configure local setting override for reporting to Microsoft MAPS" to "Disabled" or "Not Configured".