V-288282

Discussion

Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, antivirus and malware detection software. To minimize potential negative impact to the organization that can be caused by malicious code, it is imperative that malicious code is identified and eradicated. Malicious code includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. It is not enough to simply have the software installed; this software must periodically scan the system to search for malware on an organization-defined frequency. This requirement applies to applications providing malicious code protection.

Check Content

Review the anti-malware application documentation and deployed configuration to determine whether periodic scans of the information system are performed every seven days.

If the anti-malware application malicious code protection mechanisms are not configured to perform periodic scans of the information system every seven days, this is a finding.