Title

User Account Control - Non UAC Compliant Application Virtualization (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies that non UAC compliant applications will run in virtualized file and registry entries allowing them to run.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations” is not set to “Enabled”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ Value Name: EnableVirtualization Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations” to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-14853r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-14242

Group Title: UAC - Non UAC Compliant Application Virtualization

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