DTAM149 - McAfee VirusScan Access Protection: Anti-Virus Standard Protection must be set to prevent remote creation of autorun files.

Information

Autorun files are used to automatically launch program files, typically setup files from CDs. Preventing other computers from making a connection and creating or altering autorun.inf files can prevent spyware and adware from being executed. There are many spyware and virus programs distributed on CDs.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

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 the policy associated with the Access Protection Policies. Under the Access Protection tab, locate the 'Access protection rules:' label. In the 'Categories' box, select 'Anti-Virus Standard Protection'. Select both 'Prevent remote creation of autorun files' (Block and Report) options. Select Save.

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-216959r397870_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM149, STIG-Legacy|SV-55255, STIG-Legacy|V-42527, Vuln-ID|V-216959

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: d9a26bfc33314f8e7226eab7d8e18c4c1e7e5c3af2062f00930253bf05233c3e