McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner All Processes settings actions, When a threat is found must be configured to clean files automatically as first action.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14630	DTAM110	SV-56427r1_rule		Medium

Description
Malware may have infected a file that is necessary to the user. By configuring the antivirus software to first attempt cleaning the infected file, availability to the file is not sacrificed. If a cleaning attempt is not successful, however, deleting the file is the only safe option to ensure the malware is not introduced onto the system or network.

STIG	Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG	2018-07-09

Details

Check Text ( C-49339r1_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 Actions tab, locate the "When a threat is found:" label. Ensure for the "Perform this action first:" pull down menu, "Clean files automatically" is selected. Criteria: If "Clean files automatically" is selected from "Perform this action first", 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 uAction does not have a value of 5, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49339r1_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 Actions tab, locate the "When a threat is found:" label. Ensure for the "Perform this action first:" pull down menu, "Clean files automatically" is selected.

Criteria: If "Clean files automatically" is selected from "Perform this action first", 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 uAction does not have a value of 5, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-49143r1_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 Actions tab, locate the "When a threat is found:" label. For the "Perform this action first:" pull down menu, select "Clean files automatically". Click OK to Save.