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Microsoft Windows: Turn off Windows Location Provider

🗓️ 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Turn off Windows Location Provider feature to prevent programs from using it

Code
##############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: win_location_provider.nasl 11363 2018-09-12 13:46:05Z emoss $
#
# Check value for Turn off Windows Location Provider
#
# Authors:
# Emanuel Moss <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.109096");
  script_version("$Revision: 11363 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2018-09-12 15:46:05 +0200 (Wed, 12 Sep 2018) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-04-23 12:03:04 +0200 (Mon, 23 Apr 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"qod", value:"97");
  script_name('Microsoft Windows: Turn off Windows Location Provider');
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Policy");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_add_preference(name:"Value", type:"radio", value:"1;0");
  script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This policy setting turns off the
Windows Location Provider feature.
If enabled, the Windows Location Provider feature is turned off,
and programs are not able to use the Windows Location Provider feature.");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("policy_functions.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
  policy_logging(text:'Host is no Microsoft Windows System or it is not possible
to query the registry.');
  exit(0);
}

if(get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion") < "6.3"){
  policy_logging(text:'Host is not at least a Microsoft Windows 8.1 system.
This settings applies to Windows 8.1 or higher versions only.');
  exit(0);
}

title = 'Turn off Windows Location Provider';
fixtext = 'Set following UI path accordingly:
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Location and Sensors/' + title;
type = 'HKLM';
key = 'Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\LocationAndSensors';
item = 'DisableWindowsLocationProvider';
value = registry_get_dword(key:key, item:item, type:type);
default = script_get_preference('Value');

if(value == ''){
  value = '0';
}

if(int(value) == int(default)){
  compliant = 'yes';
}else{
  compliant = 'no';
}

policy_logging(text:'"' + title + '" is set to: ' + value);
policy_add_oid();
policy_set_dval(dval:default);
policy_fixtext(fixtext:fixtext);
policy_control_name(title:title);
policy_set_kb(val:value);
policy_set_compliance(compliant:compliant);

exit(0);

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