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

McAfee VirusScan On-Delivery Email Scan Policies must be configured to send a notification email to the IAO, IAM, and/or ePO administrator when a threatened email message is detected.

DISA Rule

SV-55265r2_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-42537

Group Title

DTAM158-McAfee VirusScan Email on-delivery notification email

Rule Version

DTAM158

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001243 - The organization configures malicious code protection mechanisms to perform organization-defined action(s) in response to malicious code detection.

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 Delivery Email Scan Policies. Under the Alerts tab, locate the "Email alert for user:" label. Select the "Send alert to mail user:" option. Enter the email recipient information for the notification email to be sent to the IAO/IAM and/or ePO administrator. Select Save.

Check Contents

Note: If an email client is not running on this system, this check can be marked as Not Applicable.

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 Delivery Email Scan Policies. Under the Alerts tab, locate the "Email alert for user:" label. Ensure that "Send alert to mail user:" is selected. Verify that the email recipient information is complete for a notification email to be sent to the IAO/IAM and/or ePO administrator.

Criteria: If the option "Send alert to mail user:" is selected and the email recipient information is complete for a notification email to be sent to the IAO, IAM, ePO administrator or System Administrator, 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\Email Scanner\Outlook\OnDelivery\AlertOptions

Criteria: If the value bSendMailToUser is 0, this is a finding.
If the value for szSendTo is configured to any recipient other than the IAO, IAM, ePO Administrator, or System Administrator, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-42537

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAM158

Severity Override Guidance

Note: If an email client is not running on this system, this check can be marked as Not Applicable.

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 Delivery Email Scan Policies. Under the Alerts tab, locate the "Email alert for user:" label. Ensure that "Send alert to mail user:" is selected. Verify that the email recipient information is complete for a notification email to be sent to the IAO/IAM and/or ePO administrator.

Criteria: If the option "Send alert to mail user:" is selected and the email recipient information is complete for a notification email to be sent to the IAO, IAM, ePO administrator or System Administrator, 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\Email Scanner\Outlook\OnDelivery\AlertOptions

Criteria: If the value bSendMailToUser is 0, this is a finding.
If the value for szSendTo is configured to any recipient other than the IAO, IAM, ePO Administrator, or System Administrator, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2266

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