The McAfee Application Control Options policies Enforce feature control memory protection must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-74237	MCAC-TE-000112	SV-88911r1_rule		Medium

Description
By default, the McAfee Application Control prevents installation of ActiveX controls on endpoints, enforces memory protection techniques on endpoints, and prevents MSI-installers from running on endpoints. The Feature Control allows for those safeguards to be bypassed and in doing so renders the McAfee Application Control less effective.

STIG	Date
McAfee Application Control 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-74273r1_chk )
If HIPS/ENS is enabled and enforced, 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)". On the "Features" tab, review options selected. If the "Enforce feature control" check box is not selected and "Memory protection" is selected, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-74273r1_chk )

If HIPS/ENS is enabled and enforced, 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)".

On the "Features" tab, review options selected.

If the "Enforce feature control" check box is not selected and "Memory protection" is selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-80779r2_fix)
If HIPS/ENS is enabled and enforced, 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)". On the "Features" tab, place a check in the "Enforce feature control" check box. Place a check in the "Memory protection" check box. Select or de-select remaining features, based upon written policy. Click "Save".

Fix Text (F-80779r2_fix)

If HIPS/ENS is enabled and enforced, 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)".

On the "Features" tab, place a check in the "Enforce feature control" check box.

Place a check in the "Memory protection" check box.

Select or de-select remaining features, based upon written policy.

Click "Save".