General: AntiVirus/Antimalware Status

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It's best practice to run AntiVirus software in order to protect computers from malware, viruses and other threats. Note: This script only supports desktop editions of Windows.

Remediation

Install A/V software, starting with Windows 8, AntiVirus (Windows Defender) is installed and running by default.

If AntiVirus/AntiMalware is not running and/or can't be enabled then review the following how-to guide:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/all/problems-starting-windows-defender-in-windows/808253bb-db89-4db9-a4e5-1c91a86489e9

STIG
Server
2022: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_server_2022/2025-01-14/finding/V-254248
2019: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_server_2019/2025-01-15/finding/V-205850

Desktop
W11: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_11/2024-09-12/finding/V-253264
W10: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_10/2024-11-25/finding/V-220707

NIST 800-171: 3.14.1, 3.14.2, 3.14.4
NIST 800-53: SI-2,SI-3
CMMC V2 L1/2/3: SI.L1-3.14.1
PCI-DSS v4: 6.3, 6.3.1, 6.3.3, 11.3
SIG: T.1
CIF: ID.RA-1, PR.IP-12
Nist Privacy Framework v1: PR.PO-P10
CSA CMM: AIS-07, TVM-01, TVM-02, UEM-07
CIS CSC v8: 7.0, 7.1, 18.0

General: AntiVirus/Antimalware Status

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