DTAM110 - McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner All Processes settings actions, When a threat is found must be configured to clean files automatically as first action.

Information

Malware may have infected a file that is necessary to the user. By configuring the antivirus software to first attempt cleaning the infected file, availability to the file is not sacrificed. If a cleaning attempt is not successful, however, deleting the file is the only safe option to ensure the malware is not introduced onto the system or network.

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 Actions tab, locate the 'When a threat is found:' label. For the 'Perform this action first:' pull down menu, select 'Clean files automatically'.

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-243402r722545_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM110, STIG-Legacy|SV-56433, STIG-Legacy|V-14628, Vuln-ID|V-243402

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 7fe2c4c431cf662c8048f04268c044dfe7d3cd095641cb8dc7cabbb838502607