The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Auto-Protect Advanced Options Floppy Settings must be enabled to scan for boot viruses.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42681	DTASEP017	SV-55409r1_rule		Medium

Description
Computer viruses in the early days of personal computing were almost exclusively passed around by floppy disks. Floppy disks would be used to boot the computer and, if infected, would infect the hard drive files, as well. Although floppy drives have fallen out of use, it is still a good security practice, whenever the antivirus software allows, to enable the scanning software to scan a floppy disk for boot viruses.

Description

Computer viruses in the early days of personal computing were almost exclusively passed around by floppy disks. Floppy disks would be used to boot the computer and, if infected, would infect the hard drive files, as well. Although floppy drives have fallen out of use, it is still a good security practice, whenever the antivirus software allows, to enable the scanning software to scan a floppy disk for boot viruses.

STIG	Date
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Local Client Antivirus STIG	2014-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-48952r1_chk )
GUI check: Locate the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the Symantec Endpoint Protection configuration screen. On the left hand side, select Change settings -> Under Virus and Spyware Protection -> Select Configure Settings -> Under the Auto-Protect tab -> Select Advanced -> Under Additional advanced options -> Select Floppies -> Under Floppy settings -> Ensure "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is selected. Criteria: If "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is not selected, this is a finding. On the machine use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: 32 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan 64 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan Criteria: If the value of ScanFloppyBROnAccess is not 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48952r1_chk )

GUI check: Locate the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the Symantec Endpoint Protection configuration screen. On the left hand side, select Change settings -> Under Virus and Spyware Protection -> Select Configure Settings -> Under the Auto-Protect tab -> Select Advanced -> Under Additional advanced options -> Select Floppies -> Under Floppy settings -> Ensure "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is selected.

Criteria: If "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is not selected, this is a finding.

On the machine use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
32 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan

Criteria: If the value of ScanFloppyBROnAccess is not 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48266r1_fix)
Locate the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the Symantec Endpoint Protection configuration screen. On the left hand side, select Change settings -> Under Virus and Spyware Protection -> Select Configure Settings -> Under the Auto-Protect tab -> Select Advanced -> Under Additional advanced options -> Select Floppies -> Under Floppy settings -> Select "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed".

Fix Text (F-48266r1_fix)

Locate the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the Symantec Endpoint Protection configuration screen. On the left hand side, select Change settings -> Under Virus and Spyware Protection -> Select Configure Settings -> Under the Auto-Protect tab -> Select Advanced -> Under Additional advanced options -> Select Floppies -> Under Floppy settings -> Select "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed".