STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG Version: 5 Release: 16 Benchmark Date: 27 Jul 2018:

McAfee VirusScan On Delivery Email Scanner Properties must be configured to enable on-delivery email scanning.

DISA Rule

SV-56376r2_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-6586

Group Title

DTAM021-McAfee VirusScan Exchange scanner

Rule Version

DTAM021

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001170 - The information system prevents the automatic execution of mobile code in organization-defined software applications.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start >> All Programs >> McAfee >> VirusScan Console.
Under the Task column, select the On-Delivery Email Scanner Option, right-click, and select "Enable".

Click OK to Save.

Check Contents

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

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start >> All Programs >> McAfee >> VirusScan Console.
Under the Task column, select the On-Delivery Email Scanner option.
Under the Status column next to the On-Delivery Email Scanner option, ensure status shows "Enabled".

Criteria: If the "On-Delivery Email Scanner" status is "Enabled", 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\GeneralOptions

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

Vulnerability Number

V-6586

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAM021

Severity Override Guidance

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

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start >> All Programs >> McAfee >> VirusScan Console.
Under the Task column, select the On-Delivery Email Scanner option.
Under the Status column next to the On-Delivery Email Scanner option, ensure status shows "Enabled".

Criteria: If the "On-Delivery Email Scanner" status is "Enabled", 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\GeneralOptions

Criteria: If the value bEnabled 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

605

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