The Symantec Endpoint Protection client weekly scheduled scan actions for handling File Reputation lookup detections must be set to Leave alone (log only) if first action fails.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42703	DTASEP048	SV-55431r1_rule		Medium

Description
This setting is required for the weekly scan parameter Security Risks First Action policy. When a Security Risk is detected, the if the first action fails, the second action must be set to "Leave alone (log only)".

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

Details

Check Text ( C-48974r3_chk )
Server check: From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Scheduled Scans -> Select Administrator-Defined Scans -> Double-click the Weekly Scan -> Under the Insight Lookup tab, Malicious files -> Ensure If first action fails is set to "Leave alone (log only)". Criteria: If first action fails is not set to "Leave alone (log only)", this is a finding. On the client 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}\Malware\TCID-18 64 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{Scan ID}\Malware\TCID-18 Criteria: If the value of SecondAction is not 4, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48974r3_chk )

Server check: From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Scheduled Scans -> Select Administrator-Defined Scans -> Double-click the Weekly Scan -> Under the Insight Lookup tab, Malicious files -> Ensure If first action fails is set to "Leave alone (log only)".

Criteria: If first action fails is not set to "Leave alone (log only)", this is a finding.

On the client 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}\Malware\TCID-18
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{Scan ID}\Malware\TCID-18

Criteria: If the value of SecondAction is not 4, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48288r1_fix)
From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Scheduled Scans -> Select Administrator-Defined Scans -> Double-click the Weekly Scan -> Under the Insight Lookup tab, Malicious files -> Set If first action fails to "Leave alone (log only)".