STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Managed Client STIG Version: 5 Release: 21 Benchmark Date: 25 Oct 2019:

McAfee VirusScan Access Protection Policies must be configured to enable access protection.

DISA Rule

SV-55268r3_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-42540

Group Title

DTAM161-Access Protection enablement

Rule Version

DTAM161

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001243 - The organization configures malicious code protection mechanisms to perform organization-defined action(s) in response to malicious code detection.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select the policy associated with the Access Protection Policies. Under the Access Protection tab, locate the "Access protection settings:" label. Select the "Enable Access Protection" option. Select Save.

Check Contents

NOTE: Access Protection must be enabled in order to afford protection identified in DTAM150 and DTAM151.

If HIPS signatures are enabled to provide the same protection as DTAM138, DTAM139, DTAM140, DTAM141, DTAM142, DTAM143, DTAM144, DTAM145, DTAM146, DTAM147, DTAM148 and DTAM149, those checks may be individually marked as not applicable.

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select the policy associated with the Access Protection Policies. Under the Access Protection tab, locate the "Access protection settings:" label. Ensure the "Enable Access Protection" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "Enable Access Protection" option is selected, this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\On Access Scanner\BehaviourBlocking

Criteria: If the value APEnabled is 1, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-42540

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAM161

Severity Override Guidance

NOTE: Access Protection must be enabled in order to afford protection identified in DTAM150 and DTAM151.

If HIPS signatures are enabled to provide the same protection as DTAM138, DTAM139, DTAM140, DTAM141, DTAM142, DTAM143, DTAM144, DTAM145, DTAM146, DTAM147, DTAM148 and DTAM149, those checks may be individually marked as not applicable.

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select the policy associated with the Access Protection Policies. Under the Access Protection tab, locate the "Access protection settings:" label. Ensure the "Enable Access Protection" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "Enable Access Protection" option is selected, this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\On Access Scanner\BehaviourBlocking

Criteria: If the value APEnabled is 1, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2266

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