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McAfee VirusScan On-Access Default Processes Policies must be configured to scan inside archives.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14628 DTAM106 SV-55232r3_rule Medium
Description
Malware is often packaged within an archive. In addition, archives might have other archives within. Not scanning archive files introduces the risk of infected files being introduced into the environment.
STIG Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Managed Client STIG 2019-09-24

Details

Check Text ( C-48822r5_chk )
NOTE: This requirement can be left not configured and marked as Not Applicable if the regularly scheduled on-demand scan, as validated under V-6611, DTAM052, includes the scanning of archive files.

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 "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.

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 ScanArchives is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-48087r2_fix)
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 "Compressed files:" label. Select the "Scan inside archives (e.g. .ZIP)" option. Select Save.