The Symantec Endpoint Protection client weekly scheduled scan must be configured for scanning well-known viruses and security risks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42787	DTASEP054	SV-55515r1_rule		Medium

Description
When scanning for malware, excluding specific file types will increase the risk of a malware-infected file going undetected. By configuring antivirus software to scan all file types, the scanner has a higher success rate at detecting and eradicating malware.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-49059r1_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 Scan for Threats -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Scan Options -> Under Scan Enhancements -> Ensure "Well-known virus and security risk locations", is selected. Criteria: If "Well-known virus and security risk locations" 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\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{scan ID} 64 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{scan ID} Criteria: If the value of ScanERASERDefs is not 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-49059r1_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 Scan for Threats -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Scan Options -> Under Scan Enhancements -> Ensure "Well-known virus and security risk locations", is selected.

Criteria: If "Well-known virus and security risk locations" 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\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{scan ID}
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{scan ID}

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

Fix Text (F-48373r1_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 Scan for Threats -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Scan Enhancements -> Select "Well-known virus and security risk locations".