The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Auto-Protect reload must be configured to stop and reload when the configuration changes.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42630	DTASEP011	SV-55358r1_rule		Medium

Description
Antivirus software is the most commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Antivirus software on hosts should be configured to scan all hard drives regularly to identify any file system infections and to scan any removable media, if applicable, before media is inserted into the system. Not scheduling a regular scan of the hard drives of a system and/or not configuring the scan to scan all files and running processes, introduces a higher risk of threats going undetected.

Description

Antivirus software is the most commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Antivirus software on hosts should be configured to scan all hard drives regularly to identify any file system infections and to scan any removable media, if applicable, before media is inserted into the system. Not scheduling a regular scan of the hard drives of a system and/or not configuring the scan to scan all files and running processes, introduces a higher risk of threats going undetected.

STIG	Date
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Managed Client Antivirus	2015-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-48902r1_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, Protection Technology, select Auto-Protect -> Select the Advanced tab -> Under Auto-Protect Reloading and Enablement, When Auto-Protect must be reloaded -> Ensure "Stop and reload Auto-Protect" is selected. Criteria: If "Stop and reload Auto-Protect" is not selected, 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\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan 64 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan Criteria: If the value of ConfigRestart is not 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48902r1_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, Protection Technology, select Auto-Protect -> Select the Advanced tab -> Under Auto-Protect Reloading and Enablement, When Auto-Protect must be reloaded -> Ensure "Stop and reload Auto-Protect" is selected.

Criteria: If "Stop and reload Auto-Protect" is not selected, 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\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan

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

Fix Text (F-48215r1_fix)
From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click on the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Protection Technology, select Auto-Protect -> Select the Advanced tab -> Under Auto-Protect Reloading and Enablement, When Auto-Protect must be reloaded -> Select "Stop and reload Auto-Protect".