You piloted Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) and now need production settings on Windows Server 2019: 1) Block Office from creating child processes, but allow a signed helper at C:\Program Files\Contoso\XLLHelper.exe; 2) Keep 'Block process creations originating from PSExec and WMI' in audit to monitor admin tool usage. Which command meets the requirement?
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Correct answer: Set-MpPreference -AttackSurfaceReductionRules_Ids D4F940AB-401B-4EFC-AADC-AD5F3C50688A, D3E037E1-3EB8-44C8-A917-57927947596D -AttackSurfaceReductionRules_Actions Enabled, AuditMode -AttackSurfaceReductionOnlyExclusions "C:\Program Files\Contoso\XLLHelper.exe".
Why this is the answer
The correct command addresses both requirements. The GUID D4F940AB-401B-4EFC-AADC-AD5F3C50688A corresponds to "Block Office applications from creating child processes," and setting its action to Enabled blocks the behavior. The GUID D3E037E1-3EB8-44C8-A917-57927947596D corresponds to "Block process creations originating from PSExec and WMI," and setting its action to AuditMode allows monitoring without blocking. The -AttackSurfaceReductionOnlyExclusions parameter correctly specifies the allowed helper application path for the enabled ASR rule. The first incorrect option uses two separate Set-MpPreference commands, which isn't the most efficient way to configure multiple ASR rules and their actions. It also incorrectly uses -AttackSurfaceReductionExcludedPaths, which is for general exclusions, not specific ASR rule exclusions. The second incorrect option uses Add-MpPreference which is not for setting ASR rules, and sets both rules to Enabled, failing to meet the audit requirement. The third incorrect option specifies incorrect GUIDs for the rules mentioned in the prompt.
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