STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee VSEL 1.9/2.0 Managed Client Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 24 Apr 2020:

The McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x On-Access scanner must be configured to scan files when being written to disk.

DISA Rule

SV-77499r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-63009

Group Title

SRG-APP-000279

Rule Version

DTAVSEL-008

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 "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System.

From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x".

From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy".

In the "Detections" tab, next to "Scan files:", select the check box for "When writing to disk".

Check Contents

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System.

From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x".

From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy".

In the "Detections" tab, next to "Scan files:", verify the check box for "When writing to disk" is selected.

If the check box for "Scan files: When writing to disk" is not selected, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-63009

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAVSEL-008

Severity Override Guidance

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System.

From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x".

From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy".

In the "Detections" tab, next to "Scan files:", verify the check box for "When writing to disk" is selected.

If the check box for "Scan files: When writing to disk" is not selected, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2939

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