If the McAfee MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client General policy is configured with path or file exclusions, those exclusions must be formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42947	AV-MOVE-CLT-013	SV-55676r2_rule		Medium

Description
When scanning for malware, excluding specific file types will increase the risk of a malware-infected file going undetected. By configuring antivirus software to scan all file types, the scanner has a higher success rate at detecting and eradicating malware. The excluding files, paths, and processes from being scanned expands the potential for malware to be allowed onto the information system. While it is recognized that some file types might need to be excluded for operational reasons and/or because there is protection afforded to those files through a different mechanism, allowing those exclusions should always be vetted, documented, and approved before applying.

Description

When scanning for malware, excluding specific file types will increase the risk of a malware-infected file going undetected. By configuring antivirus software to scan all file types, the scanner has a higher success rate at detecting and eradicating malware. The excluding files, paths, and processes from being scanned expands the potential for malware to be allowed onto the information system. While it is recognized that some file types might need to be excluded for operational reasons and/or because there is protection afforded to those files through a different mechanism, allowing those exclusions should always be vetted, documented, and approved before applying.

STIG	Date
McAfee MOVE 2.6/3.6.1 Multi-Platform Client STIG	2016-04-05

Details

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From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, find and click on the asset to which the McAfee MOVE AV Client has been deployed. Select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product drop-down list, select MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client. Click on the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client policy to open the properties. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Path Exclusions:" label. Ensure no items other than the default "\McAfee\Common Framework\", with "Yes" selected for "Exclude Subfolders" are listed for McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform version 2.6. Ensure no items other than the default "\McAfee\Common Framework\", with "Yes" selected for "Exclude Subfolders" and .log, with "No" selected for "Exclude Subfolders" are listed for McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform version 3.6.1. If any exclusions other than the specified defaults are configured, those exclusions must be formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM. If the "Path Exclusions:" label contains any items other than the specified defaults that have not been formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM, this is a finding. On the local client, access a cmd window, running as administrator. Navigate to the path to which the McAfee AV Client has been installed (default is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MOVE AV Client on 32-bit systems or C:\Program Files(x86)\McAfee\MOVE AV Client on 64-bit systems). Execute the following command: mvadm excludepath list If the list returned by the above command has any path other than the default "McAfee\Common Framework\" for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 2.6 or "McAfee\Common Framework\" and .log for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 3.6.1, those exclusions must be formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM. If the list returned by the above command has any path other than the default "McAfee\Common Framework\" for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 2.6/3.6.1 or "McAfee\Common Framework\" and *.log for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 3.1, and those exclusions have not been formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM, this is a finding.

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From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, find and click on the asset to which the McAfee MOVE AV Client has been deployed. Select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System.

From the product drop-down list, select MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client. Click on the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client policy to open the properties.

Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Path Exclusions:" label.

Ensure no items other than the default "**\McAfee\Common Framework\", with "Yes" selected for "Exclude Subfolders" are listed for McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform version 2.6.

Ensure no items other than the default "**\McAfee\Common Framework\", with "Yes" selected for "Exclude Subfolders" and *.log, with "No" selected for "Exclude Subfolders" are listed for McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform version 3.6.1.

If any exclusions other than the specified defaults are configured, those exclusions must be formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM.

If the "Path Exclusions:" label contains any items other than the specified defaults that have not been formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM, this is a finding.

On the local client, access a cmd window, running as administrator.
Navigate to the path to which the McAfee AV Client has been installed (default is C:\Program Files\McAfee\MOVE AV Client on 32-bit systems or C:\Program Files(x86)\McAfee\MOVE AV Client on 64-bit systems).

Execute the following command:
mvadm excludepath list

If the list returned by the above command has any path other than the default "McAfee\Common Framework\" for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 2.6 or "McAfee\Common Framework\" and *.log for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 3.6.1, those exclusions must be formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM.

If the list returned by the above command has any path other than the default "McAfee\Common Framework\" for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 2.6/3.6.1 or "McAfee\Common Framework\" and *.log for McAfee MOVE Multi-Platform version 3.1, and those exclusions have not been formally documented and approved by the ISSO/ISSM, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48526r4_fix)
From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, find and click on the asset to which the McAfee MOVE AV Client has been deployed. Select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product drop-down list, select MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client. Click on the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client policy to open the properties. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Path Exclusions:" label. Remove any items listed other than the default "\McAfee\Common Framework\" exclusion for McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform version 2.6. Remove any items listed other than the default "\McAfee\Common Framework\" and "*.log" exclusions for McAfee MOVE AV Multi-Platform version 3.6.1. For any paths and processes required to be excluded for operational purposes, formally document those exclusions and obtain approval from the ISSO/ISSM. Click Save.

Fix Text (F-48526r4_fix)