Product guide

Access Protection tab
Configure access protection rules and prevent McAfee processes from being stopped.
Option definitions
DefinitionOption
Select Workstation or Server from the drop-down list.
NOTE: This option is only available via ePolicy Orchestrator.
Settings for
Access protection
settings
• Enable access protection — Enables the access protection feature.
• Prevent McAfee services from being stopped— Prevent users without debug
privileges from terminating McAfee processes.
Users with debug program privileges can still stop McAfee processes even though
you select this option.
Administrators have debug program privileges by default for Windows XP and
Windows 2003 operating systems. Remove these privileges from the user’s
permissions so that they cannot stop McAfee processes.
CAUTION: Failure to enable access protection and prevent McAfee services from being
stopped leaves your system unprotected from numerous malware attacks.
Categories — Select a category to display the rules for that category. Rules are
organized into these categories:
Access protection rules
• Anti-virus Standard Protection
• Anti-virus Maximum Protection
• Anti-virus Outbreak Control
• Common Standard Protection
CAUTION: Failure to configure Common Standard Protection, and enable Block and
Report, for the following rules leaves your system unprotected from numerous
malware attacks:
• Prevent modification of McAfee files and settings.
• Prevent modification of McAfee Common Management Agent files and settings.
• Prevent modification of McAfee Scan Engine files and settings.
• Prevent termination of McAfee processes.
• Common Maximum Protection
• Virtual Machine Protection
• User-defined Rules
• Anti-spyware Standard Protection
• Anti-spyware Maximum Protection
See How access protection rules are defined for more information.
Block/Report/Rules — Configure the rules:
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