McAfee VirusScan Unwanted Programs Policy must be configured to detect adware.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14663	DTAM136	SV-56411r1_rule	ECVP-1	Medium

Description
Adware, like spyware, is, at best, an annoyance by presenting unwanted advertisements to the user of a computer, sometimes in the form of a popup. At worst, it redirects the user to malicious websites. Detecting and blocking will mitigate the likelihood of users being tricked into visiting sites with malicious content.

STIG	Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG	2015-03-30

Details

Check Text ( C-49347r1_chk )
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking on Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. Under the Task column, find the Unwanted Programs Policy, right-click, and choose Properties. In the Scan Items tab, ensure the Adware option is selected. If the Adware option is not selected, this is a finding. If the Adware option is selected, this is not a finding. On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit) HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit) SystemCore\VSCore\NVP Criteria: If the value DetectAdware is 1, this is not a finding.

Check Text ( C-49347r1_chk )

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking on Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.

Under the Task column, find the Unwanted Programs Policy, right-click, and choose Properties.
In the Scan Items tab, ensure the Adware option is selected.

If the Adware option is not selected, this is a finding.
If the Adware option is selected, this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\NVP

Criteria: If the value DetectAdware is 1, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-49151r1_fix)
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking on Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. Under the Task column, find the Unwanted Programs Policy, right-click, and choose Properties. In the Scan Items tab, select the Adware option. Click OK to Save.