McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner General Settings must be configured to log the scan sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6474	DTAM009	SV-56371r1_rule		Medium

Description
Log management is essential to ensuring that computer security records are stored in sufficient detail for an appropriate period of time. Routine log analysis is beneficial for identifying security incidents, policy violations, fraudulent activity, and operational problems. Logs are also useful when performing auditing and forensic analysis, supporting internal investigations, establishing baselines, and identifying operational trends and long-term problems.

Description

Log management is essential to ensuring that computer security records are stored in sufficient detail for an appropriate period of time. Routine log analysis is beneficial for identifying security incidents, policy violations, fraudulent activity, and operational problems. Logs are also useful when performing auditing and forensic analysis, supporting internal investigations, establishing baselines, and identifying operational trends and long-term problems.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-49297r1_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 Reports tab, locate the "Log file" label. Ensure the "Enable activity logging and accept the default location for the log file or specify a new location" option is selected. Criteria: If the "Enable activity logging and accept the default location for the log file or specify a new location" 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 bLogtoFile is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49297r1_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 Reports tab, locate the "Log file" label. Ensure the "Enable activity logging and accept the default location for the log file or specify a new location" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "Enable activity logging and accept the default location for the log file or specify a new location" 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 bLogtoFile is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-49053r1_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 the General Settings. Under the Reports tab, locate the "Log file" label. Select the "Enable activity logging and accept the default location for the log file or specify a new location" option. Click OK to Save.