- Log on to the WFBS console.
- Go to Security Settings > Group > Configure.
- Check if you have the following programs and then exclude the specified folders, files, or extensions:
- Outlook:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following extensions:.PST
- Windows Update Store:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Datastore
- Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) Server:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- <WSUS storage driver letter>:\MSSQL$WSUS
- <WSUS storage driver letter>:\WSUS
- <WSUS storage driver letter>:\WsusDatabase
- DHCP Server (Windows Server Role):
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:C:\Windows\system32\dhcp
- DNS Server (Windows Server Role):
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:C:\Windows\system32\dns
- WINS Server (Windows Server Role):
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:C:\Windows\system32\wins
- Print and Document Services (Windows Server Role):
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:C:\Windows\system32\Spool\
- Remote Storage Service
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:C:\windows\system32\ntmsdata
- POP3 Connector in Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directory:
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Networking\POP3\Failed Mail
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Networking\POP3\Incoming mail
- Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 or Web Server role on Windows Server 2003:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- C:\inetpub\wwwroot
Note: This may depend on your IIS configuration. You might need multiple folders when multiple websites are configured.
- C:\Windows\system32 \LogFiles
Note: This may depend on your IIS configuration. You might need multiple folders when multiple websites are configured.
- C:\windows\IIS Temporary Compressed Files
- C:\inetpub\wwwroot
- Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or Web Server role on Windows Server 2008:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- C:\inetpub\wwwroot\
Note: This may depend on your IIS configuration. You might need multiple folders when multiple websites are configured.
- C:\inetpub\logs\
Note: This may depend on your IIS configuration. You might need multiple folders when multiple websites are configured.
- C:\inetpub\temp\IIS Temporary Compressed Files
- C:\inetpub\wwwroot\
- Microsoft SQL Server:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- <SQL Server Installed folder>\*\OLAP\Data
- <SQL Server Installed folder>\*\OLAP\Backup
- <SQL Server Installed folder>\*\OLAP\Log
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following extensions:- .MDF
- .LDF
- .NDF
- .BAK
- .TRN
- Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster:
Note: The < cluster service account> is the account that the specific account is running for cluster service.Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- <Quorum driver letter>:\
- C:\windows\cluster
- For Windows 2003 only: C:\Documents and Settings\<cluster service account>\Local Settings\Temp\
- For Windows 2008 only: C:\Users\<cluster service account>\AppData\Local\Temp
- SharePoint Portal Server:
Note: The<SharePoint service account> is the account that the specific account is running for SharePoint servicesGo to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- C:\Program Files\SharePoint Portal Server
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Storage System
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Service Extensions
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers
- C:\Windows\Temp\Frontpagetempdir
- C:\Windows\Temp\WebTempDir
For Windows 2003 only:- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config
- C:\Documents and Settings\<SharePoint service account>\Local Settings\Application Data
- C:\Documents and Settings\<SharePoint service account>\Local Settings\Temp\
- C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temp
For Windows 2008 only:- C:\Users\<SharePoint service account>\Local
- C:\Users\<SharePoint service account>\Local\Temp
- C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Temp
- C: \ProgramData\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config
For 32-bit platforms:- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files
- C:\Windows\system32\LogFiles
For 64-bit platforms:- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files
- C:\Windows\Syswow64\LogFiles
- Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) Server:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft ISA Server\ISALogs
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$MSFW\Data
- Microsoft Operations Manager Server (MOM) 2005:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Microsoft Operations Manager
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
- Hyper-V
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V
- C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks
- C:\ProgramData\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Snapshots
- For Windows 2008 R2 only: C:\ClusterStorage
- <Custom virtual machine configuration directories>
- <Custom virtual hard disk drive directories>
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following extensions:- .AVHD
- .ISO
- .VFD
- .VHD
- .VSV
- .XML
- VMWare products:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- <the folders that contain the virtual machines >
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following extensions:- .VMDK
- .VMEM
- Citrix products:
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following directories:
- The roaming profiles folder on the file server>
Go to Antivirus/Anti-spyware > Target > Do not scan files with the following extensions:- .LOG
- .DAT
- .TMP
- .POL
- .PF
To enhance the performance on Windows Vista/2008/7, you can go to the Preferences > Global Settings > Desktop/Server in the WFBS console and check the Exclude Shadow Copy sections option.
- Outlook: