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os_anti_virus_installed Must Use an Approved Antivirus Program

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Sequoia Guidance, Revision 4.0 (be5491f)
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Title

Must Use an Approved Antivirus Program

Control

/usr/bin/xprotect status | /usr/bin/grep -cE "(launch scans: enabled|background scans: enabled)"

Discussion

An approved antivirus product _MUST_ be installed and configured to run.

Malicious software can establish a base on individual desktops and servers. Employing an automated mechanism to detect this type of software will aid in elimination of the software from the operating system.'

Fix

[source,bash]
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/bin/launchctl load -w /Library/Apple/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.XProtect.daemon.scan.plist
/bin/launchctl load -w /Library/Apple/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.XprotectFramework.PluginService.plist
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NOTE: These services cannot be unloaded or loaded while System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled.