McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner General Settings must be configured to enable on-access scanning at system startup.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6453	DTAM001	SV-56365r1_rule	ECSC-1	High

Description
For Antivirus software to be effective, it must be running at all times, beginning from the point of the system's initial startup. Otherwise, the risk is greater for viruses, trojans, and other malware infecting the system during that startup phase.

STIG	Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG	2015-12-29

Details

Check Text ( C-49292r2_chk )
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. On the menu bar, click Task->On-Access Scanner Properties. Select the General Settings. Under the General tab, locate the "General:" label. Ensure the "Enable on-access scanning at system startup" option is selected. Criteria: If the "Enable on-access scanning at startup" 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\On Access Scanner\McShield\Configuration Criteria: If the value of bStartDisabled is 0, this is not a finding. If the value is 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49292r2_chk )

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
On the menu bar, click Task->On-Access Scanner Properties.
Select the General Settings.
Under the General tab, locate the "General:" label. Ensure the "Enable on-access scanning at system startup" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "Enable on-access scanning at startup" 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\On Access Scanner\McShield\Configuration

Criteria: If the value of bStartDisabled is 0, this is not a finding. If the value is 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-49116r1_fix)
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. On the menu bar, click Task->On-Access Scanner Properties. Under the General tab, locate the "General:" label. Select the "Enable on-access scanning at system startup" option. Click OK to Save.