DTAG008 - The antivirus signature file age must not exceed 7 days.

Information

Antivirus signature files are updated almost daily by antivirus software vendors. These files are made available to antivirus clients as they are published. Keeping virus signature files as current as possible is vital to the security of any system.

Solution

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.

Under the Task column, select the AutoUpdate option, right-click, and select 'Start'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_McAfee_VirusScan88_Local_Client_V6R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-3b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-001240, Rule-ID|SV-243355r722666_rule, STIG-ID|DTAG008, STIG-Legacy|SV-56392, STIG-Legacy|V-6596, Vuln-ID|V-243355

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 649d33836b137aaa42435bb9ec8b6bfb374968b265c354f8ea64bd763a62557d