WNDF-AV-000030 - Windows Defender AV must be configured to check for definition updates daily.

Information

This policy setting allows you to specify the day of the week on which to check for definition updates. The check can also be configured to run every day or to never run at all. This setting can be configured with the following ordinal number values: (0x0) Every Day (default) (0x1) Sunday (0x2) Monday (0x3) Tuesday (0x4) Wednesday (0x5) Thursday (0x6) Friday (0x7) Saturday (0x8) Never If you enable this setting the check for definition updates will occur at the frequency specified. If you disable or do not configure this setting the check for definition updates will occur at a default frequency.

Solution

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Defender Antivirus -> Signature Updates -> 'Specify the day of the week to check for definition updates' to 'Enabled' and select 'Every Day' in the drop down box.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Defender_Antivirus_V1R9_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001308, Rule-ID|SV-89925r2_rule, STIG-ID|WNDF-AV-000030, Vuln-ID|V-75245

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: e2fc9454a3a34b96df815dffa02c555ca13db6cf2e3640a7ad2cec5b630aa69c