STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Managed Client STIG Version: 5 Release: 21 Benchmark Date: 25 Oct 2019:

McAfee VirusScan On-Access General Policies must be configured to notify local users when detections occur.

DISA Rule

SV-55141r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-6469

Group Title

DTAM004-McAfee VirusScan message dialog

Rule Version

DTAM004

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001662 - The information system takes organization-defined corrective action when organization-defined unacceptable mobile code is identified.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access General Policies. Under the Messages tab, locate the "User message:" label. Select the "Show the messages dialog box when a threat is detected and display the specified text in the message" option. Select Save.

Check Contents

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access General Policies. Under the Messages tab, locate the "User message:" label. Ensure the "Show the messages dialog box when a threat is detected and display the specified text in the message" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "Show the messages dialog box when a threat is detected and display the specified text in the message" option is selected, this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\On Access Scanner\McShield\Configuration

Criteria: If the value of Alert_AutoShowList is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-6469

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAM004

Severity Override Guidance

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access General Policies. Under the Messages tab, locate the "User message:" label. Ensure the "Show the messages dialog box when a threat is detected and display the specified text in the message" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "Show the messages dialog box when a threat is detected and display the specified text in the message" option is selected, this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\On Access Scanner\McShield\Configuration

Criteria: If the value of Alert_AutoShowList is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Responsibility

System Administrator

Target Key

2266

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