The Symantec Endpoint Protection client weekly scheduled scan actions for handling security risks upon detection must be explicitly configured at the top, Security Risks, level and not be overridden by the Adware sub-level.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42712	DTASEP058	SV-55440r2_rule		Medium

Description
Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) include Spyware, Adware, Remote Administration Tools, Dialers, Password Crackers, Jokes, and Key Loggers. While PUPs do not typically have any infection capability on their own, they rely on malware or other attack mechanisms to be installed onto target hosts, after which they will collect and transfer data from the host to an external host and/or will be used as attach mechanisms. Configuring the antivirus software to attempt to clean the file first will allow for the possibility of a false positive. If files are backed up before they are repaired, this could possibly allow the infection to stay on the system.

Description

Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) include Spyware, Adware, Remote Administration Tools, Dialers, Password Crackers, Jokes, and Key Loggers. While PUPs do not typically have any infection capability on their own, they rely on malware or other attack mechanisms to be installed onto target hosts, after which they will collect and transfer data from the host to an external host and/or will be used as attach mechanisms. Configuring the antivirus software to attempt to clean the file first will allow for the possibility of a false positive. If files are backed up before they are repaired, this could possibly allow the infection to stay on the system.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-48984r2_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 -> Under Security Risks -> Select Adware-> Ensure "Override actions configured for Security Risks" is NOT selected. Criteria: If "Override actions configured for Security Risks" is selected, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48984r2_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 -> Under Security Risks -> Select Adware-> Ensure "Override actions configured for Security Risks" is NOT selected.

Criteria: If "Override actions configured for Security Risks" is selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48298r1_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 -> Select the Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Under Security Risks -> Select Adware-> Ensure "Override actions configured for Security Risks" is NOT selected.

Fix Text (F-48298r1_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 -> Select the Actions tab -> Under Actions -> Under Security Risks -> Select Adware-> Ensure "Override actions configured for Security Risks" is NOT selected.