The McAfee MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client General policy must be configured to scan all file types.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42946	AV-MOVE-CLT-012	SV-55675r2_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.

STIG	Date
McAfee MOVE 3.6.1 Multi-Platform Client STIG	2016-09-29

Details

Check Text ( C-49132r2_chk )
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 either the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client General or Offload Scan Server Assignment policies to open the properties. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "File types to scan:" label. Ensure the "All files" radio button is selected. If the "All files" radio button is not selected, 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 config show If the "ScanAllFileTypes" setting does not have a value of 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49132r2_chk )

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 either the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client General or Offload Scan Server Assignment policies to open the properties.

Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "File types to scan:" label. Ensure the "All files" radio button is selected.

If the "All files" radio button is not selected, 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 config show

If the "ScanAllFileTypes" setting does not have a value of 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48525r2_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 either the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client General or Offload Scan Server Assignment policies to open the properties. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "File types to scan:" label. Select the "All files" radio button. Click Save.

Fix Text (F-48525r2_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 either the MOVE AV [Multi-Platform] Client General or Offload Scan Server Assignment policies to open the properties.

Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "File types to scan:" label. Select the "All files" radio button.

Click Save.