Details

Antivirus signature files are updated almost daily by antivirus software vendors. These files are made available to antivirus clients as they are published. Keeping virus signature files as current as possible is vital to the security of any system.

Solution

Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.

Under the Task column, select the AutoUpdate option, right-click, and select ‘Start’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_McAfee_VirusScan88_Local_Client_V5R16_STIG.ziphttps://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_McAfee_VirusScan88_Local_Client_V5R16_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SI-3b.
• CAT|I
• CCI|CCI-001240
• Rule-ID|SV-56366r2_rule
• STIG-ID|DTAG008
• Vuln-ID|V-19910

Source

• Tenable.com/audits