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McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner All Processes settings must be configured to scan when reading from disk.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14624 DTAM102 SV-56429r1_rule Medium
Description
Antivirus software is the most commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Real-time scanning of files as they are read from disk is a crucial first line of defense from malware attacks.
STIG Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG 2018-07-09

Details

Check Text ( C-49334r1_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 All Processes.

Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Ensure the "When reading from disk" is selected.

Criteria: If the "When reading from disk" 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\Default

Criteria: If the value bScanOutgoing is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-49138r1_fix)
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
On the menu bar, click Task->On-Access Scanner Properties.
Select All Processes.

Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Select the "When reading from disk" option.

Click OK to Save.