Merge branch 'main' into repo_sync_working_branch

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/allow-com-object-registration-in-windows-defender-application-control-policy.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ To add this CLSID to the existing policy, follow these steps:
     ```
 ### Default COM Object Allow List
 
-
+The table below describes the list of COM objects that are inherently trusted in Windows Defender Application Control. Objects in this list do not need to be allowlisted in your WDAC policies. They can be denied by creating explicit deny rules in your WDAC policy.
 
 | File Name | CLSID |
 |--------|-----------|

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/applocker/delete-an-applocker-rule.md

@@ -79,3 +79,15 @@ C:\Users\Administrator> Set-AppLockerPolicy -XMLPolicy .\clear.xml
 ```
 
 This will remove all AppLocker Policies on a machine and could be potentially scripted to use on multiple machines using remote execution tools with accounts with proper access.
+
+The following PowerShell commands must also be run to stop the AppLocker services and the effects of the former AppLocker policy.
+
+```powershell
+appidtel.exe stop [-mionly]
+sc.exe config appid start=demand
+sc.exe config appidsvc start=demand
+sc.exe config applockerfltr start=demand
+sc stop applockerfltr
+sc stop appidsvc
+sc stop appid
+```

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/configure-authorized-apps-deployed-with-a-managed-installer.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ author: jsuther1974
 ms.reviewer: jogeurte
 ms.author: dansimp
 manager: dansimp
-ms.date: 10/19/2021
+ms.date: 05/12/2022
 ms.technology: windows-sec
 ---
 
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ Below are steps to create a WDAC policy that allows Windows to boot and enables
 > [!NOTE]
 > Your WDAC policy must include rules for all system/boot components, kernel drivers, and any other authorized applications that can't be deployed through a managed installer.
 
+## Remove Managed Installer feature
+
+To remove the Managed Installer feature from the device, you will need to remove the Managed Installer AppLocker policy from the device by following the instructions at [Delete an AppLocker rule: Clear AppLocker policies on a single system or remote systems](applocker/delete-an-applocker-rule.md#to-clear-applocker-policies-on-a-single-system-or-remote-systems).
+
 ## Related articles
 
 - [Managed installer and ISG technical reference and troubleshooting guide](configure-wdac-managed-installer.md)

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/configure-wdac-managed-installer.md

@@ -90,7 +90,3 @@ Once you've completed configuring your chosen Managed Installer, by specifying w
    ```
 
    This command will show the raw XML to verify the individual rules that were set.
-
-## Remove Managed Installer feature
-
-To remove the Managed Installed from the device, you will need to remove the Managed Installer AppLocker policy from the device by following the instructions at [Delete an AppLocker rule - To clear AppLocker policies on a single system or remote systems](applocker/delete-an-applocker-rule.md#to-clear-applocker-policies-on-a-single-system-or-remote-systems).

windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/microsoft-recommended-block-rules.md

@@ -142,11 +142,9 @@ Select the correct version of each .dll for the Windows release you plan to supp
       <Option>Enabled:Dynamic Code Security</Option>
     </Rule>
   </Rules>
-  <!-- EKUS
+  <!-- EKUS  -->
-  -->
   <EKUs />
-  <!-- File Rules
+  <!-- File Rules  -->
-  -->
   <FileRules>
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_ADDINPROCESS" FriendlyName="AddInProcess.exe" FileName="AddInProcess.exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_ADDINPROCESS32" FriendlyName="AddInProcess32.exe" FileName="AddInProcess32.exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
@@ -164,6 +162,7 @@ Select the correct version of each .dll for the Windows release you plan to supp
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_FSI" FriendlyName="fsi.exe" FileName="fsi.exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_FSI_ANYCPU" FriendlyName="fsiAnyCpu.exe" FileName="fsiAnyCpu.exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_INFINSTALL" FriendlyName="infdefaultinstall.exe" FileName="infdefaultinstall.exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
+	<Deny ID="ID_DENY_INSTALLUTIL" FriendlyName="Microsoft InstallUtil" FileName="InstallUtil.exe" MinimumFileVersion="0.0.0.0" MaximumFileVersion="65355.65355.65355.65355" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_KD" FriendlyName="kd.exe" FileName="kd.Exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_KD_KMCI" FriendlyName="kd.exe" FileName="kd.Exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_KILL" FriendlyName="kill.exe" FileName="kill.exe" MinimumFileVersion="65535.65535.65535.65535" />
@@ -244,8 +243,7 @@ Select the correct version of each .dll for the Windows release you plan to supp
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_24" FriendlyName="Powershell 24" Hash="F16E605B55774CDFFDB0EB99FAFF43A40622ED2AB1C011D1195878F4B20030BC" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_25" FriendlyName="Powershell 25" Hash="F29A958287788A6EEDE6035D49EF5CB85EEC40D214FDDE5A0C6CAA65AFC00EEC" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_26" FriendlyName="Powershell 26" Hash="F875E43E12685ECE0BA2D42D55A13798CE9F1FFDE3CAE253D2529F4304811A52" />
-    <!-- System.Management.Automation.dll 
+    <!-- System.Management.Automation.dll   -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_27" FriendlyName="PowerShell 27" Hash="720D826A84284E18E0003526A0CD9B7FF0C4A98A" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_28" FriendlyName="PowerShell 28" Hash="CB5DF9D0D25571948C3D257882E07C7FA5E768448E0DEBF637E110F9FF575808" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_29" FriendlyName="PowerShell 29" Hash="3C7265C3393C585D32E509B2D2EC048C73AC5EE6" />
@@ -786,96 +784,72 @@ Select the correct version of each .dll for the Windows release you plan to supp
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_604" FriendlyName="PowerShellShell 604" Hash="B38E1198F82E7C2B3123984C017417F2A48BDFF5B6DBAD20B2438D7B65F6E39F" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_605" FriendlyName="PowerShellShell 605" Hash="DE16A6B93178B6C6FC33FBF3E9A86CFF070DA6D3" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_606" FriendlyName="PowerShellShell 606" Hash="A3EF9A95D1E859958DEBE44C033B4562EBB9B4C6E32005CA5C07B2E07A42E2BE" />
-    <!-- pubprn.vbs
+    <!-- pubprn.vbs  -->
-  -->
+    <!-- rs2 x86fre  -->
-    <!-- rs2 x86fre
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_249" FriendlyName="PubPrn 249" Hash="68E96BE23748AA680D5E1E557778901F332ED5D3" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_250" FriendlyName="PubPrn 250" Hash="8FA30B5931806565C2058E565C06AD5F1C5A48CDBE609975EB31207C25214063" />
-    <!-- rs2 amd64fre
+    <!-- rs2 amd64fre  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_251" FriendlyName="PubPrn 251" Hash="32C4B29FE428B1DF473F3F4FECF519D285E93521" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_252" FriendlyName="PubPrn 252" Hash="D44FB563198D60DFDC91608949FE2FADAD6161854D084EB1968C558AA36513C7" />
-    <!-- rs2 amd64chk
+    <!-- rs2 amd64chk  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_253" FriendlyName="PubPrn 253" Hash="9EDBEF086D350863F29175F5AB5178B88B142C75" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_254" FriendlyName="PubPrn 254" Hash="9B22C98351F2B6DEDDCED0D805C65F5B166FF519A8DF41EB242CB909471892EB" />
-    <!-- rs2 x86chk
+    <!-- rs2 x86chk  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_255" FriendlyName="PubPrn 255" Hash="8A3B30F345C43246B3500721CFEEADBAC6B9D9C6" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_256" FriendlyName="PubPrn 256" Hash="37C20BF20A2BBACE50957F8D0AB3FD16174BC005E79D47E51E899AFD9E4B7724" />
-    <!-- rs2 woafre
+    <!-- rs2 woafre  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_257" FriendlyName="PubPrn 257" Hash="C659DAD2B37375781E2D584E16AAE2A10B5A1156" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_258" FriendlyName="PubPRn 258" Hash="EBDACA86F10AC0446D60CC75628EC7A370B1E2236E6D20F22372F91033B6D429" />
-    <!-- rs3 amd64chk
+    <!-- rs3 amd64chk  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_259" FriendlyName="PubPrn 259" Hash="C9D6394BBFF8CD9C6590F08C54EC6AFDEB5CFFB4" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_260" FriendlyName="PubPrn 260" Hash="518E4EA7A2B70713E1AEC6E7E75A488C39384B625C5F2779073E9294CBF2BD9F" />
-    <!-- rs3 amd64fre
+    <!-- rs3 amd64fre  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_261" FriendlyName="PubPrn 261" Hash="C9D6394BBFF8CD9C6590F08C54EC6AFDEB5CFFB4" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_262" FriendlyName="PubPrn 262" Hash="518E4EA7A2B70713E1AEC6E7E75A488C39384B625C5F2779073E9294CBF2BD9F" />
-    <!-- rs3 arm64chk
+    <!-- rs3 arm64chk  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_263" FriendlyName="PubPrn 263" Hash="763A652217A1E30F2D288B7F44E08346949A02CD" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_264" FriendlyName="PubPrn 264" Hash="FCDDA212B06602F642B29FC05316EF75E4EE9975E6E8A9526E842BE2EA237C5D" />
-    <!-- rs3 arm64fre
+    <!-- rs3 arm64fre  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_265" FriendlyName="PubPrn 265" Hash="763A652217A1E30F2D288B7F44E08346949A02CD" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_266" FriendlyName="PubPrn 266" Hash="FCDDA212B06602F642B29FC05316EF75E4EE9975E6E8A9526E842BE2EA237C5D" />
-    <!-- rs3 woachk
+    <!-- rs3 woachk  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_267" FriendlyName="PubPrn 267" Hash="60FD28D770B23A0477679311D247DA4D5C61074C" />
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-    <!-- rs3 woafre
+    <!-- rs3 woafre  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_269" FriendlyName="PubPrn 269" Hash="60FD28D770B23A0477679311D247DA4D5C61074C" />
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-    <!-- rs3 x86chk
+    <!-- rs3 x86chk  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_271" FriendlyName="PubPrn 271" Hash="47CBE201ED224BF3F5C322F7A49EF64469AF2E1A" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_272" FriendlyName="PubPrn 272" Hash="24855B9CC420719D5AB93F4F1589CE09E4063E4FC98681BD91A1D18A3C8ACB43" />
-    <!-- rs3 x86fre
+    <!-- rs3 x86fre  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_273" FriendlyName="PubPrn 273" Hash="47CBE201ED224BF3F5C322F7A49EF64469AF2E1A" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_274" FriendlyName="PubPrn 274" Hash="24855B9CC420719D5AB93F4F1589CE09E4063E4FC98681BD91A1D18A3C8ACB43" />
-    <!-- rs3 sxs amd64
+    <!-- rs3 sxs amd64  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_275" FriendlyName="PubPrn 275" Hash="663D8E25BAE20510A882F6692BE2620FBABFB94E" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_276" FriendlyName="PubPrn 276" Hash="649A9E5A4867A28C7D0934793F33B545F9441EA23872715C84826D80CC8EC576" />
-    <!-- rs3 sxs arm64
+    <!-- rs3 sxs arm64  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_277" FriendlyName="PubPrn 277" Hash="226ABB2FBAEFC5A7E2A819D9D708F826C00FD215" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_278" FriendlyName="PubPrn 278" Hash="AC6B35C904D388FD12C07C2F6A1A07F337D31895713BF01DCCE7A7F187D7F4D9" />
-    <!-- rs3 sxs woa
+    <!-- rs3 sxs woa  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_279" FriendlyName="PubPrn 279" Hash="071D7849941E43144839988971255FE34690A747" />
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-    <!-- rs3 sxs x86
+    <!-- rs3 sxs x86  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_281" FriendlyName="PubPrn 281" Hash="9FBFF074C201BFEBE37710CB453EFF9A14AE3BFF" />
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-    <!-- psworkflowutility.psm1
+    <!-- psworkflowutility.psm1  -->
-  -->
+    <!-- th1  -->
-    <!-- th1
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_283" FriendlyName="PSWorkflowUtility 283" Hash="4FBC9A72C5D5246F34994F13076A5AD98A1A844E" />
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_284" FriendlyName="PSWorkflowUtility 284" Hash="7BF44433D3A606104778F64B11B92C52FC99C4BA570C50B70438275D0B587B8E" />
-    <!-- th2
+    <!-- th2  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_285" FriendlyName="PSWorkflowUtility 285" Hash="99382ED8FA3577DFD903C01478A79D6D90681406" />
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-    <!-- winrm.vbs
+    <!-- winrm.vbs  -->
-  -->
     <Deny ID="ID_DENY_D_583" FriendlyName="Winrm 583" Hash="3FA2D2963CBF47FFD5F7F5A9B4576F34ED42E552" />
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   </FileRules>
-  <!-- Signers
+  <!-- Signers  -->
-  -->
   <Signers />
-  <!-- Driver Signing Scenarios
+  <!-- Driver Signing Scenarios  -->
-  -->
   <SigningScenarios>
     <SigningScenario Value="131" ID="ID_SIGNINGSCENARIO_DRIVERS_1" FriendlyName="Driver Signing Scenarios">
       <ProductSigners>
@@ -903,6 +877,7 @@ Select the correct version of each .dll for the Windows release you plan to supp
           <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_FSI" />
           <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_FSI_ANYCPU" />
           <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_INFINSTALL" />
+		  <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_INSTALLUTIL" />
           <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_KD" />
           <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_KILL" />
           <FileRuleRef RuleID="ID_DENY_LXSS" />