STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee VSEL 1.9/2.0 Managed Client Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 24 Apr 2020:

The McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x/2.0.x On-Demand scanner must be configured to Move infected files to the quarantine directory if first action fails when a virus or Trojan is detected.

DISA Rule

SV-77537r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-63047

Group Title

SRG-APP-000277

Rule Version

DTAVSEL-107

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

If a task does not exist for the regularly scheduled weekly scan, create a New Client Task to run an On Demand scan at least weekly.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Tasks on a Single System.

From the list of available tasks in the "Task Name" column, with the assistance of the ePO SA, identify the weekly On Demand scan client task.

For the designated weekly On Demand scan client task, verify the "Task Type" is listed as "On Demand Scan".
Under the "Task Name" column, click on the link for the designated task to review the task properties.
In the "Actions" tab, under the "When Viruses and Trojans are found:", next to "If the above action fails:", select the radio button for "Move infected files to the quarantine directory".
Populate the "Quarantine Directory:" field with "/quarantine" (or another valid location as determined by the organization).

Click "Save".

Check Contents

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Tasks on a Single System.

From the list of available tasks in the "Task Name" column, with the assistance of the ePO SA, identify the weekly On Demand scan client task.

If a weekly On Demand scan client task does not exist, this is a finding.

For the designated weekly On Demand scan client task, verify the "Task Type" is listed as "On Demand Scan".
Verify the "Status" is listed as "Enabled".
Under the "Task Name" column, click on the link for the designated task to review the task properties.
In the "Actions" tab, under the "When Viruses and Trojans are found:", next to "If the above action fails:", verify the radio button for "Move infected files to the quarantine directory" is selected.
Verify the "Quarantine Directory:" field is populated with "/quarantine" (or another valid location as determined by the organization).

If the radio button for "If the above action fails: Move infected files to the quarantine directory" is not selected, this is a finding.

If the "Quarantine Directory:" field is not populated, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-63047

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAVSEL-107

Severity Override Guidance

From the ePO server console System Tree, select "My Organization". Select the "Systems" tab. To show all systems in the System Tree, select "This Group and All Subgroups" from the "Preset:" drop-down list.

From the list of systems, locate the asset representing the Linux system being reviewed. Click on the system to open the System Information page.

Click on Actions >> Agent >> Modify Tasks on a Single System.

From the list of available tasks in the "Task Name" column, with the assistance of the ePO SA, identify the weekly On Demand scan client task.

If a weekly On Demand scan client task does not exist, this is a finding.

For the designated weekly On Demand scan client task, verify the "Task Type" is listed as "On Demand Scan".
Verify the "Status" is listed as "Enabled".
Under the "Task Name" column, click on the link for the designated task to review the task properties.
In the "Actions" tab, under the "When Viruses and Trojans are found:", next to "If the above action fails:", verify the radio button for "Move infected files to the quarantine directory" is selected.
Verify the "Quarantine Directory:" field is populated with "/quarantine" (or another valid location as determined by the organization).

If the radio button for "If the above action fails: Move infected files to the quarantine directory" is not selected, this is a finding.

If the "Quarantine Directory:" field is not populated, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2939

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