The McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x On-Access scanner must be configured to deny access to the file if scanning fails.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-63027	DTAVSEL-017	SV-77517r1_rule		Medium

Description
Anti-virus 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 VSEL 1.9/2.0 Managed Client Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-03-24

Details

Check Text ( C-63779r1_chk )
From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list. From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page. Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System. From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x". From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy". In the "Actions" tab, verify the "If scanning fails:" "Deny access to the file" radio button is selected. If the "If scanning fails: Deny access to the file" radio button is not selected, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-63779r1_chk )

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System.

From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x".

From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy".

In the "Actions" tab, verify the "If scanning fails:" "Deny access to the file" radio button is selected.

If the "If scanning fails: Deny access to the file" radio button is not selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68945r1_fix)
From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list. From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page. Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System. From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x". From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy". In the "Actions" tab, select the "If scanning fails:" "Deny access to the file" radio button is selected. Click "Save".

Fix Text (F-68945r1_fix)

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Policies on a Single System.

From the "Product:" drop-down list, select "VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x".

From the "Policy" column, click on the policy for the "On-Access Scanning Policy".

In the "Actions" tab, select the "If scanning fails:" "Deny access to the file" radio button is selected.

Click "Save".