The McAfee VirusScan on access scan parameter for connection blocking time is incorrect.

Associated with IA controls: ECVP-1

Associated with: CCI-001242

SV-21400r1_rule The McAfee VirusScan on access scan parameter for connection blocking time is incorrect.

Vulnerability discussion

This parameter unblocks suspected threats in a remote computer shared connection. If a threat is detected blocking blocks the connection. This parameter unblocks the connection after at minimum of 30 minutes.

Check content

Procedure: Use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\McAfee\VSCore\On Access Scanner\BehaviourBlocking Criteria: If the value of VSIDBlockTimeout >= to HEX 1E, this is not a finding.

Fix text

From the ePO server console, select Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select the Policies tab, select from the product pull down list VirusScan Enterprise 8.7.0. Locate in the Category column the On-Access General Policies. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access General Policies. Under the Blocking tab, locate the "Block the connection:" label. Set the "Unblock connections after x minutes", where x is set to no less than 30 minutes.

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