STIGUI
V-223135CAT II — Medium severitySV-223135r879587_rule

Internet Explorer Processes for Notification Bars must be enforced (iexplore).

Rule version DTBI835-IE11 · STIG v2 · 2023-12-01

Discussion

This policy setting allows you to manage whether the Notification Bar is displayed for Internet Explorer processes when file or code installs are restricted. By default, the Notification Bar is displayed for Internet Explorer processes. If you enable this policy setting, the Notification Bar will be displayed for Internet Explorer processes. If you disable this policy setting, the Notification Bar will not be displayed for Internet Explorer processes. If you do not configure this policy setting, the Notification Bar will be displayed for Internet Explorer processes.

Check

The policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Security Features-> Notification Bar-> 'Internet Explorer Processes' must be 'Enabled'. Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SECURITYBAND Criteria: If the value "iexplore.exe" is REG_SZ = 1, this is not a finding.

Fix

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer -> Security Features-> Notification Bar-> 'Internet Explorer Processes' to 'Enabled'.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223135
Group title
SRG-APP-000141
Rule ID
SV-223135r879587_rule
Check ID
C-24808r428955_chk
Fix ID
F-24796r428956_fix