Microsoft KB Archive/943620

= Folders to exclude when you perform a file-level antivirus scan on a server operating system =

Article ID: 943620

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
 * Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint
 * Microsoft Antigen for Exchange
 * Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft Exchange
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for SMTP Gateways
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for Microsoft Exchange
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for SMTP Gateways
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for IM
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for IM

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes which folders to exclude when you perform a file-level antivirus scan on a server operating system. You must exclude these folders if you use one of the following file-level antivirus software programs:
 * Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
 * Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint
 * Microsoft Antigen 9.0 for Exchange
 * Microsoft Antigen 9.0 for SMTP Gateways
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft Exchange
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for SMTP Gateways
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for Microsoft Exchange
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for SMTP Gateways
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
 * Sybari Antigen 8.0 for IM
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
 * Sybari Antigen 7.5 for IM
 * Symantec
 * Norton



MORE INFORMATION
Exclude the following folders before you perform a file-level antivirus scan on a server operating system:  The installation folder of the antivirus software

Notes  The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Forefront Security for Exchange Server:



The  placeholder specifies the letter of the drive on which Windows is installed. By default, this is drive C. The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Forefront Security for SharePoint:



 The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Antigen for Exchange:



 The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Antigen for SMTP Gateways:



 The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Antigen for Exchange:



 The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Antigen for SMTP Gateways:



</li> The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Antigen for SharePoint Portal Server:



</li> The following path is the default location of the installation folder for Antigen for IM:



</li></ul> </li> The :\Program Files\Exchsrvr folder

Note The file-level antivirus scan can cause a conflict when Antigen tries to scan e-mail messages.</li></ul>

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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