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V-213446CAT II — Medium severitySV-213446r1260210_rule

Microsoft Defender AV must be configured to enable behavior monitoring.

Rule version WNDF-AV-000022 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-02

Discussion

This policy setting allows configuration of behavior monitoring. If this setting is enabled or not configured, behavior monitoring will be enabled. If this setting is disabled, behavior monitoring will be disabled.

Check

Verify the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Microsoft Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Turn on behavior monitoring" is set to "Enabled" or "Not Configured".

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection

If the value "DisableBehaviorMonitoring" is "REG_DWORD = 0", this is not a finding. If the value does not exist, this is not a finding. If the value is "1", this is a finding.

Alternate Check (if Microsoft Intune applied this setting):

Navigate to "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Policy Manager".

If the value "AllowBehaviorMonitoring" is "REG_DWORD = 1", this is not a finding. If the value is "0", this is a finding.

Fix

Set the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Defender Antivirus >> Real-time Protection >> "Turn on behavior monitoring" to "Enabled " or "Not Configured".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-213446
Group title
SRG-APP-000210
Rule ID
SV-213446r1260210_rule
Check ID
C-14671r1260209_chk
Fix ID
F-14669r820186_fix