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Check: 3.082

Windows 2003 MS STIG: 3.082 (in version v6 r37)

Title

The system is configured to allow unsolicited remote assistance offers. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting controls whether unsolicited offers of help to this computer are allowed. The list of users allowed to offer remote assistance to this system is accessed by pressing the Helpers button.

Check Content

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value Name: fAllowUnsolicited Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Fix Text

Configure the system to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers by setting the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Remote Assistance “Offer Remote Assistance” to “Disabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-29281r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-3470

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001090	Prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
SC-4	Information in Shared Resources