Here are the files and folders that should not be scanned:
- SMEX-related folders
- ..\SMEX\storage\quarantine
- ..\SMEX\storage\Backup
- ..\SMEX\temp
- ..\SMEX\debug
- ..\SMEX\SharedResPool
- Microsoft Exchange-related folders and processes
- Exchange 2016 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/antispam-and-antimalware/windows-antivirus-software?view=exchserver-2016
- Exchange 2019 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/Exchange/antispam-and-antimalware/windows-antivirus-software?redirectedfrom=MSDN&view=exchserver-2019
Below are some pointers that you need take note of:
- The action "Archive" is changed to "Backup" and the default Quarantine & Archive folder is also changed. To exclude archive directory in SMEX 8.0, you need to exclude "backup for contents filter" instead of "archive" in SMEX 10.
- When enabling debug log for a long time, it may be better to exclude "SMEX\debug" to avoid i/o scanning for debug logs. In normal operation, you do not need to exclude it because debug logs are not created.
- Exclude "SMEX\SharedResPool" because this folder stores memory mapped files to share message object between Exchange and SMEX. If i/o scanning products quarantine or block memory mapped files, then SMEX cannot scan objects in the Exchange server.