EX13-MB-003031 - A DoD-approved third party Exchange-aware malicious code protection application must be implemented.

Information

Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited, to, anti-virus and malware detection software. In order to minimize potential negative impact to the organization that can be caused by malicious code, it is imperative that malicious code is identified and eradicated.

Malicious code includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and Spyware. It is not enough to simply have the software installed; this software must periodically scan the system to search for malware on an organization-defined frequency.

Exchange's built-in Malware Agent is not designed to address all malicious code protection workloads. This workload is best handled by third-party anti-virus and intrusion prevention software.

Site must utilize an approved DoD scanner. Exchange Malware software has a limited scanning capability and does not scan files that are downloaded, opened, or executed.

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

Solution

Following vendor best practice guidance, install and configure the third party malicious code protection application.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Exchange_2013_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001242, Rule-ID|SV-84675r1_rule, STIG-ID|EX13-MB-003031, Vuln-ID|V-70053

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 35b2444ea02ee2cd77fe18106640b39a3a212f24a98f0a8b5ce65bfcbb072556