The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Auto-Protect Scan Actions for Malware must be configured to Delete Risk if first action fails.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42650	DTASEP029	SV-55378r1_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	2015-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-48920r1_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 Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> 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. 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\Malware 64 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan\Malware Criteria: If the value of "SecondAction" is not 3, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48920r1_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 Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> 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.

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\Malware
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan\Malware

Criteria: If the value of "SecondAction" is not 3, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48234r1_fix)
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 Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Select Malware -> Set If first action fails to "Delete Risk".