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The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Outlook Auto-Protect client must be enabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-42804 DTASEP071 SV-55532r1_rule Medium
Description
Email has become one of the most frequently used methods of spreading malware, through embedded HTML code and attachments. User awareness and training, warning users to not open suspicious emails or email attachments and to not click hyperlinks, etc. from unknown or known senders, will not fully protect from email-borne malware. Mass mailing worms are similar to email-borne viruses but are self-contained rather than being designed to infect an existing file. Protecting from email-borne viruses and mass mailing worms by scanning email upon delivery mitigates the risk of infection via email.
STIG Date
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Local Client Antivirus STIG 2015-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-49076r1_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 Outlook Auto-Protect tab -> Ensure "Enable Microsoft Outlook Auto-Protect" is selected.

Criteria: If "Enable Microsoft Outlook Auto-Protect" 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\MicrosoftExchangeClient\RealTimeScan
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\MicrosoftExchangeClient\RealTimeScan

Criteria: If the value of OnOff is not 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-48390r1_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 Outlook Auto-Protect tab -> Select "Enable Microsoft Outlook Auto-Protect".