McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner General Settings must be configured to scan boot sectors.

From McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Local Client STIG

Part of DTAM002-McAfee VirusScan on access scan boot sectors

Associated with: CCI-001242

SV-56367r1_rule McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner General Settings must be configured to scan boot sectors.

Vulnerability discussion

Boot sector viruses will install into the boot sector of a system, ensuring that they will execute when the user boots the system. This risk is mitigated by scanning boot sectors at each startup of the system.

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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 General tab, locate the "Scan:" label. Ensure the "Boot Sectors" option is selected. Criteria: If the "Boot Sectors" option is selected, this is not a finding. On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key: HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit) HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit) \SystemCore\VSCore\On Access Scanner\McShield\Configuration Criteria: If the value of bDontScanBootSectors is 0, this is not a finding. If the value is 1, this is a finding.

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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 General tab, locate the "Scan:" label. Select the "Boot Sectors" option. Click OK to Save.

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