Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to scan removable drives.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-213449 | WNDF-AV-000025 | SV-213449r960852_rule | CCI-000870 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| This policy setting allows the management of whether or not to scan for malicious software and unwanted software in the contents of removable drives such as USB flash drives when running a full scan. If this setting is enabled, removable drives will be scanned during any type of scan. If this setting is disabled or not configured, removable drives will not be scanned during a full scan. Removable drives may still be scanned during quick scan and custom scan. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Defender Antivirus Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-05-08 | |||
Related Frameworks
1 mapping across 4 frameworks
Related Frameworks
SCF0 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R9intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2equal to
NIST 800-530 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 2 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R9intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
NIST 800-1710 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
3.7.1
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R9intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2, Appendix DRev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021)equal to(normalised)
3.7.2
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R9intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2, Appendix DRev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021)equal to(normalised)
3.7.4
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R9intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2, Appendix DRev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021)equal to(normalised)
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000870
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R9intersects(normalised)
Details
Check Text (C-213449r960852_chk)
Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Scan >> "Scan removable drives" is set to "Enabled".
Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scan
Criteria: If the value "DisableRemovableDriveScanning" is REG_DWORD = 0, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-14672r820195_fix)
Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Defender Antivirus >> Scan >> "Scan removable drives" to "Enabled".