Title

The McAfee VirusScan on access scan parameter for connection blocking is incorrect. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting is required to block connections from remote computers when a threat or unwanted program is detected in a shared folder.

Check Content

From the ePO server console, select Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select the Policies tab, select from the product pull down list VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0. Locate in the Category column the On-Access General Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access General Policies. Under the Blocking tab, locate the "Block the connection:" label. Ensure the "Block the connection when a threatened file is detected in a shared folder" option is selected. Criteria: If the "Block the connection when a threatened file is detected in a shared folder" option is selected, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

From the ePO server console, select Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select the Policies tab, select from the product pull down list VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0. Locate in the Category column the On-Access General Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access General Policies. Under the Blocking tab, locate the "Block the connection:" label. Select the "Block the connection when a threatened file is detected in a shared folder" option.

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Vulnerability ID: V-14619

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