Windows 7 Smb Settings

The following is a brief summary recent SMB v1 vulnerabilities, ransomware and an enterprise approach to disabling SMB v1 via Group Policy.

However, MS is making it more and more difficult to share using SMB in Windows. You have to turn off Homegroup and do all sorts of other messy things. The following is a guide to quickly and easily turn SMB sharing on in Windows 7. Preparation As a initial step, you should be connected to your network. Now I would like to reverse what I did and restore the SMB settings to the way they were, to the Windows 10 defaults. I looked at an out of the box Windows 10 PC (both Dell Optiplexes), and I know most of the changes I need to make. Nov 08, 2017  Windows 10 (like 8.0, 8.1, and Server 2012 and 2012R2) defaults to SMB 3.0. Server Message Block is the higher-level protocol that Microsoft uses for file sharing. Windows 7 and Server 2008 used SMB 2.1. Windows Vista used 2.0 and Windows NT and XP used 1.0. Name the new value as AllowInsecureGuestAuth and set its value data to 1. You should be able to access CIFS / SMB / Samba network shares instantly without login. Update: If you’re using a Microsoft Account (MSA) to sign into Windows 10, you may also need to create a domain user account with proper access permissions configured in Samba or Windows Shared Folders on the remote server for. Windows 10 (like 8.0, 8.1, and Server 2012 and 2012R2) defaults to SMB 3.0. Server Message Block is the higher-level protocol that Microsoft uses for file sharing. Windows 7 and Server 2008 used SMB 2.1. Windows Vista used 2.0 and Windows NT and XP used 1.0.

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Why SMB v1 Isn’t Safe (September 16, 2016)

Ned Pyle wrote a blog post in September of 2016 on why SMBv1 isn’t safe where he stated that if your clients use SMB1, then a man-in-the-middle can tell your client to ignore security settings like:

  • Pre-authentication Integrity (SMB 3.1.1+). Protects against security downgrade attacks.
  • Secure Dialect Negotiation (SMB 3.0, 3.02). Protects against security downgrade attacks.
  • Encryption (SMB 3.0+). Prevents inspection of data on the wire, MiTM attacks. In SMB 3.1.1 encryption performance is even better than signing!
  • Insecure guest auth blocking (SMB 3.0+ on Windows 10+) . Protects against MiTM attacks.
  • Better message signing (SMB 2.02+). HMAC SHA-256 replaces MD5 as the hashing algorithm in SMB 2.02, SMB 2.1 and AES-CMAC replaces that in SMB 3.0+. Signing performance increases in SMB2 and 3.

“..If your clients use SMB1, then a man-in-the-middle can tell your client to ignore all the above” Please review Ned Pyle’s full blog article on Why SMB1 isn’t safe

TechNet Guidance on Enabling/Disabling SMBv1/2/3 (February 28, 2017)

Microsoft in February updated and published a TechNet article on how to enable or disable various versions of SMB using:

  • The Registry Editor for LanmanServer
  • PowerShell’s Set-SmbServerConfiguration for SMB server
  • sc.exe with config options for lanmanworkstation

Caution! While these tools can work for quick configuration changes, this combination approach is not very manageable in large-scale managed enterprise environments where consistent configuration is required.

Microsoft Published Security Bulletin MS17-010 (March 14, 2017)

Microsoft released a critical Security Update for Microsoft Windows SMB Server security bulletin and updates under KB 4013389 along with a host of security updates for all supported versions of Windows under MS17-010.

Enter Global Ransomware Attack (May 12, 2017)

The WannaCrypt ransomware attack began exploiting the SMB v1 server vulnerability and began spreading globally on May 12.

U.S. CERT Advisory (May 12, 2017)

CERT issued an advisor for Indicators Associated With WannaCry Ransomware with the following recommendations:

Apply the patch (MS17-010). If the patch cannot be applied, consider:

  • Disabling SMBv1 and
  • blocking all versions of SMB at the network boundary by blocking TCP port 445 with related protocols on UDP ports 137-138 and TCP port 139, for all boundary devices.

SMB Vulnerability Patch for Windows XP & Server 2003 (May 13, 2017)

Microsoft then released SMB security patches for Windows XP and Server 2003 on May 13, 2017.

Enterprise Approach to Disable SMB v1 using GPO

Certainly, it’s important to patch against the known SMB v1 vulnerabilities released in MS17-010 and subsequent KB 4013389 for Windows XP/2003. However because of numerous variants of WannaCrypt and these other known security issues with SMB v1 (e.g. man-in the middle); many organizations have issued mandates to completely disable SMBv1 as strategic security countermeasure against future threats.

An enterprise approach to disabling SMB v1 is to use Active Directory (AD) Group Policy preferences to configure and enforce the registry settings related to disabling SMBv1 client and server components for Windows Vista and Server 2008 and later.

Group Policy registry preference items allow you to create, update, replace, and delete keys and values in the Windows registry. The following are the registry keys that need to be created or updated to disable SMB v1.

Disable SMBv1 Server with Group Policy:

This will configure the following new item in the registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanServerParameters

Registry entry: SMB1 REG_DWORD: 0 = Disabled

To configure this using Group Policy:

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Console. Right-click the Group Policy object (GPO) that should contain the new preference item, and then click Edit.
  2. In the console tree under Computer Configuration, expand the Preferences folder, and then expand the Windows Settings folder.
  3. Right-click the Registry node, point to New, and select Registry Item.

In the New Registry Properties dialog box, select the following:

  • Action: Create
  • Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • Key Path: SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanServerParameters
  • Value name: SMB1
  • Value type: REG_DWORD
  • Value data: 0

This disables the SMBv1 Server components. This Group Policy needs to be applied to all necessary workstations, servers, and domain controllers in the domain.

Note:WMI filters can also be set to exclude unsupported operating systems or selected exclusions such as Windows XP.

Caution! Be careful when making these changes on domain controllers where legacy Windows XP or older Linux and 3rd party systems (that do not support SMBv2 or SMBv3) require access to SYSVOL or other file shares where SMB v1 is being disabled.

Disable SMBv1 Client with Group Policy:

To disable the SMBv1 client the services registry key needs to be updated to disable the start of MRxSMB10 and then the dependency on MRxSMB10 needs to be removed from the entry for LanmanWorkstation so that it can start normally without requiring MRxSMB10 to first start.

This will update and replace the default values in the following 2 items in the registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesmrxsmb10

Registry entry: Start REG_DWORD: 4 = Disabled

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanWorkstation

Registry entry: DependOnService REG_MULTI_SZ: “Bowser','MRxSmb20','NSI'

Note: The default included MRxSMB10 which is now removed as dependency

To configure this using Group Policy:

  1. Open the Group Policy Management Console. Right-click the Group Policy object (GPO) that should contain the new preference item, and then click Edit.
  2. In the console tree under Computer Configuration, expand the Preferences folder, and then expand the Windows Settings folder.
  3. Right-click the Registry node, point to New, and select Registry Item.

In the New Registry Properties dialog box, select the following:

  • Action: Update
  • Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • Key Path: SYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesmrxsmb10
  • Value name: Start
  • Value type: REG_DWORD
  • Value data: 4

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In the New Registry Properties dialog box, select the following:

  • Action: Replace
  • Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • Key Path: SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanWorkstation
  • Value name: DependOnService
  • Value type REG_MULTI_SZ
  • Value data:
    • Bowser
    • MRxSmb20
    • NSI

Note: These 3 strings will not have bullets (see below)

The default value includes MRxSMB10 in many versions of Windows, so by replacing them with this multi-value string, it is in effect removing MRxSMB10 as a dependency for LanmanServer and going from four default values down to just these three values above.

Note: When using Group Policy Management Console, there is no need to use quotation marks or commas. Just type the each entry on individual lines as shown above:

Reboot Required

After the policy has applied and the registry settings are in place, the targeted systems must be rebooted before SMB v1 is disabled.

Summary

If all the settings are in the same Group Policy Object (GPO), Group Policy Management will show the settings below.

Testing and Validation

Once these are configured, then allow the policy to replicate and update. As necessary for testing, run gpupdate /force from a CMD.EXE prompt and then review the target machines to ensure the registry settings are getting applied correctly. Make sure SMB v2 and SMB v3 is functioning for all other systems in the environment.

Caution! Don't forget to reboot the targeted systems.

Additional SMB v1 Resources

SMB (Server Message Box) is a well-known protocol for providing shared access to files, printers, serial ports etc between nodes on a network. Many Multi-function (All in one) devices provide network scanning functionality using this protocol. Once configured properly, this is one of the most user friendly methods for network scanning. Let’s see how to do it.
  • Open Control Panel - Network and Internet.
  • Select Network and Sharing Center.
  • Select “Change advance sharing setting”.
  • Make sure “turn on file and printer sharing” is enabled.
  • Make sure “Enable file sharing for device that use 40- or 56- bit encryption” and “Turn on password protected sharing” is enabled.
  • Open the “Control Panel - System and Security - Allow a program through Windows Firewall”.
  • Make sure that “File and printer sharing” is checked.
Shared Folder Setup:

Windows 7 Enable Smb V3

  • Right click on your destination folder and select “Properties”. Select the sharing tab and click the “Share” button.
  • Click “Share”.
  • Click “Done” after your folder is shared.
  • Click “Advanced Sharing” and select the “Share this folder” box.
  • Click “Permissions” and add “Everyone” (or login user name) with full control. Click “OK” and you’re done. Now you are ready to configure the MFP for scan to folder SMB.
Advanced Firewall settings for SMB scanning with Windows 7
You may have to adjust the advanced firewall settings if the MFP and the Windows 7 computers are on different networks. For example, the MFP has an IP address of 192.168.18.5 and the computer has an IP address of 192.168.15.3. In this case Windows 7’s firewall will block SMB traffic. In addition to adding an exception for “File and Printer Sharing” in the firewall, you will have to follow these steps.
Windows 7 Smb Settings
  • Open “Control Panel” and go to “System and Security”
  • Click “Windows Firewall”.
  • Select Advance Setting”.
Windows 7 Smb Settings

Windows 7 Enable Smb Server

·There are four settings in “File and Printer Sharing that you will have to adjust. See the screenshot given below:

Enable Smbv1 Windows 7


Double click on “File and Printer sharing (NB- Datagram-In)” rule for the Private and Domain profiles.Under the Scope tab, select “Any IP address”. You can also enter a specific IP address or range by selecting “These IP addresses” and clicking “Add”. Do the same for “File and Printer Sharing (NB-Name-In)”, “File and Printer Sharing (NB- Session- In)”, and “File and Printer Sharing (SMB- In)”.

Windows 7 Enable Smb 3

·Try SMB scan folder setup again. If permissions and sharing is setup correctly, then you should have success.