The installed version of IE must be a supported version.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64785	DTBI002 - IE9	SV-79275r1_rule	ECSC-1	High

Description
Unsupported versions are no longer being evaluated or updated for security related issues.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-17

Details

Check Text ( C-65477r1_chk )
Procedure: Open Internet Explorer >> Select Help >> Select About. Criteria: Internet Explorer 9 is only supported on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2. If the version number of Internet Explorer is any version of Internet Explorer 9, the Operating System in use must be Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2. If Internet Explorer 9 is used on any other Operating System, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-65477r1_chk )

Procedure: Open Internet Explorer >> Select Help >> Select About.

Criteria: Internet Explorer 9 is only supported on Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2. If the version number of Internet Explorer is any version of Internet Explorer 9, the Operating System in use must be Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2.

If Internet Explorer 9 is used on any other Operating System, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-70717r1_fix)
Upgrade Internet Explorer to a supported software version.