public/maester/defender/Test-MtMdeNetworkFileScanning.ps1

function Test-MtMdeNetworkFileScanning {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Checks if scanning network files is enabled in Microsoft Defender Antivirus policies

    .DESCRIPTION
        Verify that scanning network files is enabled despite SMB load considerations.
        Disabled network file scanning creates attack vectors through shared files.
    .PARAMETER ComplianceLogic
        Determines how policy compliance is evaluated. 'AllPolicies' requires every assigned policy to be compliant; 'AnyPolicy' requires at least one. Default: 'AllPolicies'.

    .PARAMETER PolicyFiltering
        Determines which Defender Antivirus policies are evaluated. 'OnlyAssigned' (default) checks only assigned policies; 'IncludeUnassigned' includes unassigned policies; 'All' includes every policy.


    .PARAMETER ComplianceLogic
        Specify compliance logic: AllPolicies or AnyPolicy

    .PARAMETER PolicyFiltering
        Specify policy filtering: All, IncludeUnassigned, or OnlyAssigned

    .EXAMPLE
        Test-MtMdeNetworkFileScanning

        Returns true if all assigned Defender AV policies have network file scanning enabled.

    .LINK
        https://maester.dev/docs/commands/Test-MtMdeNetworkFileScanning
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([bool])]
    param(
        [ValidateSet('AllPolicies', 'AnyPolicy')]
        [string]$ComplianceLogic = 'AllPolicies',

        [ValidateSet('All', 'IncludeUnassigned', 'OnlyAssigned')]
        [string]$PolicyFiltering = 'OnlyAssigned'
    )

    Write-Verbose "Running Test-MtMdeNetworkFileScanning..."

    if (!(Test-MtConnection Graph)) {
        Add-MtTestResultDetail -SkippedBecause NotConnectedGraph
        return $null
    }

    $deviceCount = 0
    $policyConfig = $null
    try {
        $deviceCount = Get-MdeDeviceCount
        $policyConfig = Get-MdePolicyConfiguration -PolicyFiltering $PolicyFiltering
    } catch {
        Add-MtTestResultDetail -SkippedBecause Error -SkippedError $_
        return $null
    }

    if ($deviceCount -eq 0) {
        Add-MtTestResultDetail -SkippedBecause Custom -SkippedCustomReason "No MDE-managed Windows devices found"
        return $null
    }

    if ($policyConfig.TotalCount -eq 0) {
        Add-MtTestResultDetail -SkippedBecause Custom -SkippedCustomReason "No assigned Microsoft Defender Antivirus policies found"
        return $null
    }

    try {
        $compliance = Test-MdePolicyCompliance -PolicyConfiguration $policyConfig `
            -ComplianceLogic $ComplianceLogic `
            -SettingId "device_vendor_msft_policy_config_defender_allowscanningnetworkfiles" `
            -ComplianceCheck "Boolean" `
            -ExpectedValue "_1"

        $testResult = $compliance.IsCompliant

        if ($testResult) {
            $testResultMarkdown = "Well done. Scanning network files is enabled in all $($policyConfig.TotalCount) assigned Defender Antivirus policies."
        } else {
            $testResultMarkdown = "Scanning network files is not properly configured in all policies."
            if ($compliance.NonCompliantPolicies.Count -gt 0) {
                $testResultMarkdown += "`n`nNon-compliant policies: $($compliance.NonCompliantPolicies -join ', ')"
            }
            if ($compliance.NotConfiguredPolicies.Count -gt 0) {
                $testResultMarkdown += "`n`nPolicies without this setting configured: $($compliance.NotConfiguredPolicies -join ', ')"
            }
        }
        Add-MtTestResultDetail -Result $testResultMarkdown

        return $testResult
    } catch {
        Add-MtTestResultDetail -SkippedBecause Error -SkippedError $_
        return $null
    }
}