The McAfee Application Control Options Inventory option must be configured to hide OS Files.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-213340	MCAC-TE-000114	SV-213340r506897_rule		Medium

Description
By default, the Windows operating system files are excluded from the inventory. By selecting this option, the overwhelming the inventory with legitimate Windows Files in the <system drive>\Windows folder which are signed by the Microsoft certificate and all files in the <system drive>\Windows\winsxs folder will not be included in the inventory.

STIG	Date
McAfee Application Control 8.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-10-02

Details

Check Text ( C-14568r505055_chk )
This requirement is only applicable to Windows platforms. For MAC and Linux platforms, 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 8.x: Application Control. From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)". On the "Inventory" tab, review options selected. If the "Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." option is not selected, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-14568r505055_chk )

This requirement is only applicable to Windows platforms. For MAC and Linux platforms, 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 8.x: Application Control.

From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)".

On the "Inventory" tab, review options selected.

If the "Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." option is not selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-14566r505056_fix)
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 8.x: Application Control. From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)". On the "Inventory" tab, place a check in the "Inventory: Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." check box. Click "Save".

Fix Text (F-14566r505056_fix)

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 8.x: Application Control.

From the "Policy" column, select the policy associated with the Category "Application Control Options (Windows)".

On the "Inventory" tab, place a check in the "Inventory: Hide Windows OS Files: Inventory items signed with Microsoft certificates will not be sent to McAfee ePO." check box.

Click "Save".