McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner All Processes settings must be configured to scan when writing to disk.

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SV-56413r1_rule McAfee VirusScan On-Access Scanner All Processes settings must be configured to scan when writing to disk.

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Antivirus software is the most commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Real-time scanning of files as they are written to disk is a crucial first line of defense from malware attacks.

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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 All Processes. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Ensure the "When writing to disk" is selected. Criteria: If the "When writing to disk" 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\Default Criteria: If the value bScanIncoming is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, 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 All Processes. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Select the "When writing to disk" option. Click OK to Save.

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