Details
Antivirus software is the mostly commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Antivirus software on hosts should be configured to scan all hard drives regularly to identify any file system infections and to scan any removable media, if applicable, before media is inserted into the system. Not scheduling a regular scan of the hard drives of a system and/or not configuring the scan to scan all files and running processes, introduces a higher risk of threats going undetected.
Solution
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
In the console window, under Task, with the assistance of the System Administrator, identify the weekly on-demand client scan task.
Right-click the Task and select Properties.
Under the Scan Locations tab, in the box under the ‘Specify where scanning takes place.’ label, click the ‘Add’ button and add ‘All fixed drives’ or ‘All local drives’ and ‘Running processes’ options from the drop-down selection.
Click OK to save.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
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-3c.1.
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-001241
- Rule-ID|SV-56396r2_rule
- STIG-ID|DTAM045
- Vuln-ID|V-6599