Title

McAfee VirusScan On-Access Default Processes Policies must be configured to scan when writing to disk. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Antivirus software is the most commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Real-time scanning of files as they are written to disk is a crucial first line of defense from malware attacks.

Check Content

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 Default Processes Policies. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Ensure the "When writing to disk" option is selected. Criteria: If the "When writing to disk" option 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\McShield\Configuration\Default Criteria: If the value bScanIncoming is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.

Fix Text

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 Default Processes Policies. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Select the "When writing to disk" option. Select Save.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-216932r397870_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-216932

Group Title: SRG-APP-000278

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