Title

McAfee VirusScan On-Access General Policies Artemis sensitivity level must be configured to medium or higher. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Antivirus software vendors use collective intelligence from sensors and cross-vector intelligence from web, email, and network threats to compile scores that reflect the likelihood of whether a file in question is malware. The collective intelligence is constantly being updated, more frequently than the typical daily antivirus signature files. With File Reputation lookup, a more real-time response to potential malicious code is realized than with the local-running antivirus software, since by querying the cloud-based database when a file appears to be suspicious, up-to-the-minute intelligence is provided. This type of protection reduces the threat protection time period from days to milliseconds, increases malware detection rates, and reduces downtime and remediation costs associated with malware attacks. Using File Reputation lookup is mandated by US CYBERCOM on DoD systems.

Check Content

NOTE: For systems on the SIPRnet, this check is 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-Access General Policies. Under the General tab, locate the "Artemis (Heuristic network check for suspicious files):" label. Ensure the "Medium" option, or higher, is selected. Criteria: If the "Medium" option, or higher, is 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\On Access Scanner Criteria: If the value of ArtemisEnabled is REG_DWORD = 0, this is a finding. If the value of ArtemisLevel is REG_DWORD = 0 or REG_DWORD = 1, this is a finding. If the value of ArtemisEnabled is REG_DWORD = 1 and the ArtemisLevel is REG_DWORD = 2, 3 or 4, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

NOTE: For systems on the SIPRnet, this check is 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-Access General Policies. Under the General tab, locate the "Artemis (Heuristic network check for suspicious files):" label. Select the "Medium" option. Select Save.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-216947r397870_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-216947

Group Title: SRG-APP-000278

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