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The Symantec Endpoint Protection client weekly scheduled scan must be configured for scanning load points.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-42707 DTASEP053 SV-55435r1_rule Medium
Description
When scanning for malware, excluding specific file types will increase the risk of a malware-infected file going undetected. By configuring antivirus software to scan all file types, the scanner has a higher success rate at detecting and eradicating malware.
STIG Date
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Managed Client Antivirus 2015-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-48979r1_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 Scan Details tab -> Ensure "Common infection locations" is selected.

Criteria: If "Common infection locations" 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\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{Scan ID}
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Scheduler\{SID}\Custom Tasks\{Scan ID}

Criteria: If the value of ScanLoadPoints is not 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-48293r1_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 Scan Details tab -> Select "Common infection locations".