The system is configured to allow unsolicited remote assistance offers.

From Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Remote Assistance - Offer Remote Assistance

Associated with: CCI-001090

SV-29283r1_rule The system is configured to allow unsolicited remote assistance offers.

Vulnerability 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”.

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