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DTAM160 - McAfee VirusScan On-Access General Policies must be configured to not exclude any URL scripts from being scanned unless the URL exclusions have been documented with, and approved by, the ISSO/ISSM/DAA.

Information

Many attackers use toolkits containing several different types of utilities and scripts that can be used to probe and attack hosts. Scripts are a common carrier of malware and none should be excluded from scanning. In the unlikely event that excluding scanning a script impacts the operational function and/or availability of a system, and reasonable mitigation efforts have been put into place, the exclusion may be put into place but must be documented with, and approved by, the ISSO/ISSM/DAA.

Solution

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 General Policies. Under the ScriptScan tab, locate the 'ScriptScan exclusions' label. Remove any exclusions listed in the URL field.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_McAfee_VirusScan88_Managed_Client_V6R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-3c.1., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001242, Rule-ID|SV-216969r397870_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM160, STIG-Legacy|SV-55267, STIG-Legacy|V-42539, Vuln-ID|V-216969

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: fc35912eb0a314846ad26dcc26579e67269ff1de7e7b6c583e93eb0eb63d9199