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The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Internet Email Auto-Protect actions for when a Security Risk has been detected must be configured to Quarantine risk if first action fails.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-42848 DTASEP114 SV-55576r1_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-49121r1_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 Internet Auto-Protect tab -> Select the Actions tab -> Select Security Risks -> Ensure if first action fails is set to "Quarantine Risk".

Criteria: If first action fails is not set to "Quarantine Risk", 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\InternetMail\RealTimeScan\Expanded
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\InternetMail\RealTimeScan\Expanded

Criteria: If the value of "SecondAction" is not 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-48434r1_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 Internet Auto-Protect tab -> Select the Actions tab -> Select Security Risks -> Set if first action fails to "Quarantine Risk".