The operating system must employ malicious code protection mechanisms at workstations, servers, or mobile computing devices on the network to detect and eradicate malicious code transported by electronic mail, electronic mail attachments, web accesses, removable media, or other common means.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-216231
SOL-11.1-090130
SV-216231r959010_rule
Medium
Description
In order to minimize potential negative impact to the organization caused by malicious code, it is imperative that malicious code is identified and eradicated prior to entering protected enclaves via operating system entry and exit points.
The requirement states that AV and malware protection applications must be used at entry and exit points. For the operating system, this means an anti-virus application must be installed on machines that are the entry and exit points.
The operator will ensure that anti-virus software is installed and operating.
If the operator is unable to provide a documented configuration for an installed anti-virus software system or if not properly used, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17467r462452_fix)
The operator will ensure that anti-virus software is installed and operating.