The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Auto-Protect Advanced Options Floppy Settings must be enabled to scan for boot viruses.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42637	DTASEP017	SV-55365r1_rule		Medium

Description
Computer viruses in the early days of personal computing were almost exclusively passed around by floppy disks. Floppy disks would be used to boot the computer and, if infected, would infect the hard drive files, as well. Although floppy drives have fallen out of use, it is still a good security practice, whenever the antivirus software allows, to enable the scanning software to scan a floppy disk.

Description

Computer viruses in the early days of personal computing were almost exclusively passed around by floppy disks. Floppy disks would be used to boot the computer and, if infected, would infect the hard drive files, as well. Although floppy drives have fallen out of use, it is still a good security practice, whenever the antivirus software allows, to enable the scanning software to scan a floppy disk.

STIG	Date
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Managed Client Antivirus	2015-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-48908r1_chk )
Server check: From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Protection Technology -> Select Auto-Protect -> Select the Scan Details tab -> Under Scanning, Additional Options -> Select Advanced Scanning and Monitoring -> Under Floppy Settings -> Ensure "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is selected. Criteria: If "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is not selected, this is a finding. On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: 32 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan 64 bit: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan Criteria: If the value of ScanFloppyBROnAccess is not 1, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48908r1_chk )

Server check: From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Protection Technology -> Select Auto-Protect -> Select the Scan Details tab -> Under Scanning, Additional Options -> Select Advanced Scanning and Monitoring -> Under Floppy Settings -> Ensure "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is selected.

Criteria: If "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed" is not selected, this is a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
32 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan
64 bit:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\AV\Storages\Filesystem\RealTimeScan

Criteria: If the value of ScanFloppyBROnAccess is not 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48222r1_fix)
From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Protection Technology -> Select Auto-Protect -> Select the Scan Details tab -> Under Scanning, Additional Options -> Select Advanced Scanning and Monitoring -> Under Floppy Settings -> Select "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed".

Fix Text (F-48222r1_fix)

From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Protection Technology -> Select Auto-Protect -> Select the Scan Details tab -> Under Scanning, Additional Options -> Select Advanced Scanning and Monitoring -> Under Floppy Settings -> Select "Check floppies for boot viruses when accessed".