DTAM103 - McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner All Processes settings must be configured to scan all files.

Information

When scanning for malware, excluding specific file types will increase the risk of a malware-infected file going undetected. By configuring antivirus software to scan all file types, the scanner has a higher success rate at detecting and eradicating malware.

Solution

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
On the menu bar, click Task->On-Access Scanner Properties.
Select All Processes.

Under the Scan Items tab, locate the 'What to scan:' label. Select the 'All Files' radio button option.

Click OK to Save.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_McAfee_VirusScan88_Local_Client_V5R15_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001242, Rule-ID|SV-56430r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM103, Vuln-ID|V-14625

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 5d05bfc3309f83a3485610e6db22564e0032dca73eece059e64f7e80e59bf858