DTAM053 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to decode MIME encoded files.
Details Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) encoded files can be crafted to hide a malicious payload. When the MIME encoded...
- Home
- Security Hardening
- DISA McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG V5R16
DISA McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG V5R16
DTAM054 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to find unknown program threats.
Details Due to the ability of malware to mutate after infection, standard antivirus signatures may not be able to catch...DTAM055 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to find unknown macro threats.
Details Interpreted viruses are executed by an application. Within this subcategory, macro viruses take advantage of the capabilities of applications’...DTAM056 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan actions, When a threat is found must be configured to clean files automatically as first action.
Details Malware may have infected a file that is necessary to the user. By configuring the antivirus software to first...DTAM057 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan actions must be configured to delete files automatically if first action fails.
Details Malware may have infected a file that is necessary to the user. By configuring the antivirus software to first...DTAM058 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to detect for unwanted programs.
Details Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) include Spyware, Adware, Remote Administration Tools, Dialers, Password Crackers, Jokes, and Key Loggers. While PUPs...DTAM059 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to record scanning activity in a log file.
Details Log management is essential to ensuring computer security records are stored in sufficient detail for an appropriate period of...DTAM060 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan log file size must be configured to at least 10MB.
Details While logging is imperative to forensic analysis, logs could grow to the point of impacting disk space on the...DTAM060 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan log file size must be restricted.
Details While logging is imperative to forensic analysis, logs could grow to the point of impacting disk space on the...DTAM063 – McAfee VirusScan On-Demand scan must be configured to log any failure to scan encrypted files.
Details Log management is essential to ensuring that computer security records are stored in sufficient detail for an appropriate period...