Chrome Cleanup must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-221592 | SRG-APP-000089 | DTBC-0060 | SV-221592r960879_rule | 2024-08-22 | 2 |
| Description |
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| If set to "False", prevents Chrome Cleanup from scanning the system for unwanted software and performing cleanups. Manually triggering Chrome Cleanup from chrome://settings/cleanup is disabled. If set to "True" or unset, Chrome Cleanup periodically scans the system for unwanted software and should any be found, will ask the user if they wish to remove it. Manually triggering Chrome Cleanup from chrome://settings is enabled. This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy 2. If "ChromeCleanupEnabled" is not displayed under the "Policy Name" column or it is not set to "False", this is a finding. Windows method: 1. Start regedit. 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ 3. If the "ChromeCleanupEnabled" value name does not exist or its value data is not set to "0", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Windows group policy: 1. Open the "group policy editor" tool with gpedit.msc. 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome Policy Name: Enable Chrome Cleanup on Windows Policy State: Disabled Policy Value: N/A |