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The McAfee Application Control Options Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) settings, if being used, must be configured to send all binaries with a reputation of Might be Trusted and below for analysis.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-74227 MCAC-TE-000107 SV-88901r1_rule Medium
Description
When the file reputation of "Might be Trusted" is configured for being forwarded to ATD, all files with the reputation of "Might be Trusted", "Unknown", "Might be Malicious", "Most Likely Malicious" and "Known Malicious" are forwarded to the ATD. The files with "Might be Trusted" reputation may be redesignated as "Trusted" after analysis.
STIG Date
McAfee Application Control 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-74263r1_chk )
If an ATD server is not being used in the environment, this is Not Applicable.

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".

Select the asset to be validated.

Select "Actions".

Select "Agent".

Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 7.x: Application Control. From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)" that is specific for the asset being reviewed.

Select the "Reputation" tab.

If the option for sending binaries for analysis under the "Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) settings" is selected, verify the level of binaries to be sent for analysis is "Might be Trusted" and below.

If the level of binaries to be sent for analysis is not "Might be Trusted", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-80769r2_fix)
If an ATD server is not being used in the environment, this is Not Applicable.

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the "Systems" tab.

Select "This Group and All Subgroups".
Select the asset.
Select "Actions".
Select "Agent".
Select "Modify Policies on a Single System".

From the product pull-down list, select Solidcore 7.x: Application Control.

From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)" that is specific for the asset being reviewed.

Select the "Reputation" tab.

In the drop-down selection box of the "Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) settings: Send binaries" option, select "Might be Trusted".

Click "Save".