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 log session summary and failure to scan encrypted files.

DISA Rule

SV-55266r4_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-42538

Group Title

DTAM159-McAfee VirusScan Email on-delivery log session summary

Rule Version

DTAM159

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000130 - The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.

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 Reports tab, locate the "What to log in addition to scanning activity:" label. Select the "Session summary" and "Failure to scan encrypted files" options. 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 Reports tab, locate the "What to log in addition to scanning activity" label. Ensure the "Session summary", and "Failure to scan encrypted files" options are selected.

Criteria: If the "Session summary" and "Failure to scan encrypted files" options are 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\Email Scanner\Outlook\OnDelivery\ReportOptions

Criteria: If the value dwLogEvent is not x120 (288) or x130 (304), this is a finding.
x120 (288) indicates both Session summary and Failure to scan encrypted files are selected.
x130 (304) indicates Session summary, Failure to scan encrypted files, and Session settings are all selected.

Vulnerability Number

V-42538

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAM159

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 Reports tab, locate the "What to log in addition to scanning activity" label. Ensure the "Session summary", and "Failure to scan encrypted files" options are selected.

Criteria: If the "Session summary" and "Failure to scan encrypted files" options are 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\Email Scanner\Outlook\OnDelivery\ReportOptions

Criteria: If the value dwLogEvent is not x120 (288) or x130 (304), this is a finding.
x120 (288) indicates both Session summary and Failure to scan encrypted files are selected.
x130 (304) indicates Session summary, Failure to scan encrypted files, and Session settings are all selected.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2266

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