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Microsoft Windows Defender AV: Path Exclusions

🗓️ 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Microsoft Windows Defender AV Path Exclusions on Windows hosts

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: win_av_path_exclusions.nasl 11495 2018-09-20 10:06:25Z emoss $
#
# Check value for Path Exclusions
#
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.109613");
  script_version("$Revision: 11495 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2018-09-20 12:06:25 +0200 (Thu, 20 Sep 2018) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-09-19 14:32:34 +0200 (Wed, 19 Sep 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 Defender AV: Path Exclusions');
  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 'Path Exclusions'
on Windows hosts.

The policy disables scheduled and real-time scanning for files under the paths specified or for the
fully qualified resources specified. Paths should be added under the Options for this setting. Each
entry must be listed as a name value pair, where the name should be a string representation of a
path or a fully qualified resource name.");
  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 Microsoft Windows are not supported any more.
Please update the system.');
  exit(0);
}

title = 'Path Exclusions';
fixtext = 'Set following UI path accordingly:
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender Antivirus/Exclusions/' + title;
type = 'HKLM';
key = 'Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Exclusions';
item = 'Exclusions_Paths';
default = script_get_preference('Value');
value = registry_get_dword(key:key, item:item, type:type);

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

if(value == 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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