The Symantec Endpoint Protection client weekly scheduled scan actions for when malware has been detected must be configured to Delete Risk if first action fails.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42711	DTASEP057	SV-55439r2_rule		Medium

Description
Malware may have infected a file that is necessary to the user. By configuring the antivirus software to first attempt cleaning the infected file, availability to the file is not sacrificed. If a cleaning attempt is not successful, however, deleting the file is the only safe option so as to ensure the malware is not introduced onto the system or network.

STIG	Date
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Managed Client Antivirus	2014-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-48983r2_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 -> Select the Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> Observe the First action and the If first action fails boxes -> Ensure If first action fails is set to "Delete Risk". Criteria: If first action fails is not set to "Delete Risk", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48983r2_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 -> Select the Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> Observe the First action and the If first action fails boxes -> Ensure If first action fails is set to "Delete Risk".

Criteria: If first action fails is not set to "Delete Risk", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48297r1_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 on the Weekly Scan -> Select the Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> Observe the First action and the If first action fails boxes -> Set If first action fails to "Delete Risk".

Fix Text (F-48297r1_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 on the Weekly Scan -> Select the Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> Observe the First action and the If first action fails boxes -> Set If first action fails to "Delete Risk".