The system must use and update a virus scan program.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38666	RHEL-06-000284	SV-50467r3_rule		Medium

Description
Virus scanning software can be used to protect a system from penetration by computer viruses and to limit their spread through intermediate systems. The virus scanning software should be configured to perform scans dynamically on accessed files. If this capability is not available, the system must be configured to scan, at a minimum, all altered files on the system on a daily basis. If the system processes inbound SMTP mail, the virus scanner must be configured to scan all received mail.

Description

Virus scanning software can be used to protect a system from penetration by computer viruses and to limit their spread through intermediate systems. The virus scanning software should be configured to perform scans dynamically on accessed files. If this capability is not available, the system must be configured to scan, at a minimum, all altered files on the system on a daily basis. If the system processes inbound SMTP mail, the virus scanner must be configured to scan all received mail.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-12-08

Details

Check Text ( C-46226r3_chk )
Check for the existence of a virus scan tool to be executed daily in the cron file: # crontab -l With the assistance of the system administrator, ensure the virus definition signature files are not older than seven (7) days. If a virus scanner is not being run daily or the virus definitions are older than seven (7) days, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43615r3_fix)
Install a virus scan tool. Ensure the virus signature definition files are no older than seven (7) days. Ensure the command line virus scan tool is run on a regular basis using a utility, such as cron.