Details
Interpreted viruses are executed by an application. Within this subcategory, macro viruses take advantage of the capabilities of applications’ macro programming language to infect application documents and document templates, while scripting viruses infect scripts that are understood by scripting languages processed by services on the OS. Many attackers use toolkits containing several different types of utilities and script that can be used to probe and attack hosts. (NIST SP 800-83) The scanning of scripts is crucial in preventing these attacks.
Solution
Access the local VirusScan console by clicking Start->All Programs->McAfee->VirusScan Console.
On the menu bar, click Task->On-Access Scanner Properties.
Select the General Settings.
Under the ScriptScan tab, locate the ‘ScriptScan:’ label. Select the ‘Enable scanning of scripts’ option.
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-001242
- Rule-ID|SV-56400r1_rule
- STIG-ID|DTAM090
- Vuln-ID|V-14618