Title

McAfee VirusScan Access Protection Rules Common Standard Protection must be set to prevent modification of McAfee Scan Engine files and settings. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Many malicious programs have attempted to disable VirusScan by stopping services and processes and leaving the system vulnerable to attack. Self-protection is an important feature of VSE that prevents malicious programs from disabling VirusScan or any of its services or processes. Many trojans and viruses will attempt to terminate or even delete security products. VSE's self-protection features protect VirusScan registry values and processes from being altered or deleted by malicious code. This rule protects the McAfee security product from modification by any process not listed in the policy's exclusion list.

Check Content

Note: If the HIPS signature 3900 is enabled to provide this same protection, this check is not applicable. Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. Under the Task column, select Access Protection, right-click, and select Properties. Under the Access Protection tab, locate the "Access protection rules:" label. In the "Categories" box, select "Common Standard Protection". Ensure "Prevent modification of McAfee Scan Engine files and settings" (Block and Report) options are both selected. Criteria: If "Prevent modification of McAfee Scan Engine files and settings" (Block and Report) options are both selected, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console. Under the Task column, select Access Protection, right-click, and select Properties. Under the Access Protection tab, locate the "Access protection rules:" label. In the "Categories" box, select "Common Standard Protection". Select "Prevent modification of McAfee Scan Engine files and settings" (Block and Report) options. Click OK to save.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-243417r722590_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-243417

Group Title: SRG-APP-000380

Expert Comments

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