DTAM002 - McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner General Settings must be configured to scan boot sectors.

Information

Boot sector viruses will install into the boot sector of a system, ensuring that they will execute when the user boots the system. This risk is mitigated by scanning boot sectors at each startup of the system.

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 the General Settings.

Under the General tab, locate the 'Scan:' label. Select the 'Boot Sectors' option.

Click OK to Save.

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-3c.1., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001242, Rule-ID|SV-243357r722410_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM002, STIG-Legacy|SV-55299, STIG-Legacy|V-42571, Vuln-ID|V-243357

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 67857e3ecbb8b0e7e7b6ec24454b9ca290c0cce9f1aa37b749c69c1ab375ed78