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Check: DTAM106

McAfee VirusScan Managed Client: DTAM106 (in version v4 r10)

Title

The McAfee VirusScan scan inside archives parameter is not configured as required. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting requires on-access scanning to scan inside archive files such as .ZIP files. This also enables on-access scanning to be perfomed on other compressed file types as well.

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 Default Processes Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access Default Processes Policies. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Compressed files:" label. Ensure the "Scan inside archives (e.g. .ZIP)" option is selected. Criteria: If the "Scan inside archives (e.g. .ZIP)" 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 Default Processes Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access Default Processes Policies. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Compressed files:" label. Select the "Scan inside archives (e.g. .ZIP)" option. Select Save.

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Vulnerability ID: V-14628

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001242	The organization configures malicious code protection mechanisms to perform real-time scans of files from external sources at endpoints as the files are downloaded, opened, or executed in accordance with organizational security policy.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
SI-3	Malicious Code Protection