The Symantec Endpoint Protection client Global Settings Heuristics Level must be set to Automatic, at a minimum.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-42647	DTASEP026	SV-55375r1_rule		Medium

Description
Heuristics analyzes a program's structure, its behavior, and other attributes for virus-like characteristics. In many cases, it can protect against threats such as mass-mailing worms and macro viruses if they are encountered before updating virus definitions. Advanced heuristics looks for script-based threats in HTML, VBScript, and JavaScript files.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-48917r1_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, Advanced options, select Global Scan Options -> Under Bloodhound Detection Settings -> Ensure "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is set to Automatic, at a minimum. Criteria: If "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is not set to Automatic, at a minimum, this is a finding. Client check: Locate the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the Symantec Endpoint Protection configuration screen. On the left hand side, select Change settings -> Under Virus and Spyware Protection -> Select Configure Settings -> Under the Global Settings tab -> Under Scan Options -> Ensure "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is set to Automatic at a minimum. Criteria: If "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is not set to Automatic, at a minimum, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-48917r1_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, Advanced options, select Global Scan Options -> Under Bloodhound Detection Settings -> Ensure "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is set to Automatic, at a minimum.

Criteria: If "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is not set to Automatic, at a minimum, this is a finding.

Client check: Locate the Symantec Endpoint Protection icon in the system tray. Double-click the icon to open the Symantec Endpoint Protection configuration screen. On the left hand side, select Change settings -> Under Virus and Spyware Protection -> Select Configure Settings -> Under the Global Settings tab -> Under Scan Options -> Ensure "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is set to Automatic at a minimum.

Criteria: If "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" is not set to Automatic, at a minimum, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48231r1_fix)
From the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Server, Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console: Select Policies -> Double-click the applied policy -> Under Windows Settings, Advanced options, select Global Scan Options -> Under Bloodhound Detection Settings -> Set "Enable Bloodhound heuristic virus detection" to Automatic, at a minimum.