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Microsoft Windows: Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup

🗓️ 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Prevent joining homegroup in Microsoft Windows on private networ

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.109450");
  script_version("2022-08-31T10:10:28+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-08-31 10:10:28 +0000 (Wed, 31 Aug 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-06-27 08:25:51 +0200 (Wed, 27 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: Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Policy");
  script_dependencies("compliance_tests.nasl", "smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");

  script_add_preference(name:"Value", type:"radio", value:"1;0", id:1);

  script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (Release 2004) Benchmark v1.9.1: 18.9.35.1 (L1) Ensure 'Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup' is set to 'Enabled'");
  script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 14.1 Segment the Network Based on Sensitivity");
  script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 14.2 Enable Firewall Filtering Between VLANs");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=25250");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This policy setting specifies whether users can add computers to
a homegroup. By default, users can add their computer to a homegroup on a private network.

If you enable this policy setting, users cannot add computers to a homegroup. This policy setting
does not affect other network sharing features.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can add computers to a homegroup.
However, data on a domain-joined computer is not shared with the homegroup.

This policy setting is not configured by default.

You must restart the computer for this policy setting to take effect.

(C) 2015 Microsoft Corporation.");

  exit(0);
}

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

target_os = "Microsoft Windows 7 or later";
win_min_ver = "6.1";
title = "Prevent the computer from joining a homegroup";
solution = "Set following UI path accordingly:
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/HomeGroup/" + title;
test_type = "RegKey";
type = "HKLM";
key = "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\HomeGroup";
item = "DisableHomeGroup";
reg_path = type + "\" + key + "!" + item;
default = script_get_preference("Value");

if(!policy_verify_win_ver(min_ver:win_min_ver)){
  results = policy_report_wrong_os(target_os:target_os);
}else{
  results = policy_match_exact_reg_dword(key:key, item:item, type:type, default:default);
}

value = results["value"];
comment = results["comment"];
compliant = results["compliant"];

policy_reporting(result:value, default:default, compliant:compliant, fixtext:solution,
  type:test_type, test:reg_path, info:comment);
policy_set_kbs(type:test_type, cmd:reg_path, default:default, solution:solution, title:title,
  value:value, compliant:compliant);

exit(0);

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