id: windows-update-service-disabled info: name: Windows Update Service Disabled author: princechaddha severity: high description: Checks if the Windows Update service is disabled. impact: | Disabling Windows Update prevents the system from receiving important security patches, leaving it vulnerable. remediation: | Ensure that the Windows Update service is enabled and configured properly. tags: windows,code,windows-audit self-contained: true code: - pre-condition: | IsWindows(); engine: - powershell - powershell.exe args: - -ExecutionPolicy - Bypass pattern: "*.ps1" source: | (Get-Service -Name wuauserv).Status matchers: - type: word words: - "Stopped" # digest: 4b0a0048304602210085d5d3a48b8d5b35d25ccd267aae53d1cc98c7b6517c67b6821f25964cadf6c9022100dcfd90ea896b51a5abfa1f4a7c67fbc796059c2f0862ae5f43944bc1a90a68f6:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950