McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to scan boot sectors.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6601	DTAM047	SV-56398r1_rule		Medium

Description
Boot sector viruses will install into the boot sector of a system, ensuring that they will execute when the user boots the system. This risk is mitigated by scanning boot sectors at each startup of the system.

STIG	Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG	2017-04-05

Details

Check Text ( C-49314r1_chk )
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. In the console window, under Task, with the assistance of the System Administrator, identify the weekly on-demand client scan task. Right-click the Task and select Properties. Under the Scan Locations tab, locate the "Scan options:" label. Ensure the "Scan boot sectors" option is selected. Criteria: If "Scan boot sectors" 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) DesktopProtection\Tasks Under the DesktopProtection\Tasks, and with the assistance of the System Administrator, review each GUID key's szTaskName to find the GUID key associated with weekly on-demand client scan task. Criteria: If, under the applicable GUID key, the bSkipBootScan has value of 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49314r1_chk )

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
In the console window, under Task, with the assistance of the System Administrator, identify the weekly on-demand client scan task.
Right-click the Task and select Properties.

Under the Scan Locations tab, locate the "Scan options:" label. Ensure the "Scan boot sectors" option is selected.

Criteria: If "Scan boot sectors" 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)
DesktopProtection\Tasks

Under the DesktopProtection\Tasks, and with the assistance of the System Administrator, review each GUID key's szTaskName to find the GUID key associated with weekly on-demand client scan task.

Criteria: If, under the applicable GUID key, the bSkipBootScan has value of 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-49118r1_fix)
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. In the console window, under Task, find and select the scheduled task that shows a Status of "Daily" or "Weekly" or any frequency other than "Not Scheduled". Right-click the Task and select Properties. Under the Scan Locations tab, locate the "Scan options:" label. Select the "Scan boot sectors" option. Click OK to Save.

Fix Text (F-49118r1_fix)

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
In the console window, under Task, find and select the scheduled task that shows a Status of "Daily" or "Weekly" or any frequency other than "Not Scheduled".
Right-click the Task and select Properties.

Under the Scan Locations tab, locate the "Scan options:" label. Select the "Scan boot sectors" option.

Click OK to Save.