Microsoft Windows: Turn off background refresh of Group Policy

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: win_no_background_refresh_gp.nasl 11337 2018-09-11 14:23:53Z emoss $
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# Check value for Turn off background refresh of Group Policy
#
# Authors:
# Emanuel Moss <[email protected]>
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.109351");
  script_version("$Revision: 11337 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2018-09-11 16:23:53 +0200 (Tue, 11 Sep 2018) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-06-25 10:11:24 +0200 (Mon, 25 Jun 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 background refresh of Group Policy');
  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:"0;1");
  script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This test checks the setting for policy
'Turn off background refresh of Group Policy' on Windows hosts (at least
Windows 7).

The policy setting prevents Group Policy from being updated while the computer
is in use. The setting applies to Group Policy for computers, users, and domain
controllers.");
  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") < "6.1"){
  policy_logging(text:'Host is not at least a Microsoft Windows 7 system.
Older versions of Windows are not supported any more. Please update the
Operating System.');
  exit(0);
}

title = 'Turn off background refresh of Group Policy';
fixtext = 'Set following UI path accordingly:
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Group Policy/' + title;
type = 'HKLM';
key = 'Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System';
item = 'DisableBkGndGroupPolicy';
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);