DTAM170 - McAfee VirusScan Access Protection Rules Anti-Spyware Maximum Protection must be set to block and report when common all programs are run from the Temp folder.

Information

This rule prevents all program from running files from the Temp directory. This would protect against a large number of trojans and questionable web installation mechanisms that are used by many adware and spyware applications.

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-Spyware Maximum Protection'.

Select the 'Prevent all programs from running files from the Temp folder'(Block and Report) option.

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.2., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001243, Rule-ID|SV-216977r397873_rule, STIG-ID|DTAM170, STIG-Legacy|SV-73793, STIG-Legacy|V-59363, Vuln-ID|V-216977

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 26272f9ac6ca29ee8a34c7abf1708b6fe6b7cfd5058e8f18692e66eafa304e5e