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XCCDF
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000210
Microsoft Defender AV must be configured block Office applications from creating child processes.
Microsoft Defender AV must be configured block Office applications from creating child processes.
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Microsoft Defender AV must be configured block Office applications from creating child processes.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Office apps, such as Word or Excel, will not be allowed to create child processes. This is a typical malware behavior, especially for macro-based attacks that attempt to use Office apps to launch or download malicious executables.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>