the following few questions revolve around antivirus software configuration
considerations on servers (2000/2003).
I came accross an article on files/folders that should be excluded from a
domain controller which raised other questions in my mind.

what other services need special consideration?
what other directories/files, if any, should be excluded from virus scanning
(auto protect and scheduled sweep scans)?

DNS?
DHCP?
WINS?
etc..?

any input is appreciated?

I would think that this is an AV-specific question. What does your AV vendor
recommend? Off the top of my head, I would think that Exchange stores and
SQL Server database files should be excluded. That assumes you are running
either of these, which you don't say.
--
Greg Stigers, MCSA
remember to vote for the answers you like

Hi,

Here are few articles talking about this...

Guidelines for choosing antivirus software to run on the computers that are
running SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309422

Virus scanning recommendations for computers that are running Windows Server
2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158/

Overview of Exchange Server 2003 and antivirus software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823166

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"djc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> the following few questions revolve around antivirus software
> configuration considerations on servers (2000/2003).
> I came accross an article on files/folders that should be excluded from a
> domain controller which raised other questions in my mind.
>
> what other services need special consideration?
> what other directories/files, if any, should be excluded from virus
> scanning (auto protect and scheduled sweep scans)?
>
> DNS?
> DHCP?
> WINS?
> etc..?
>
> any input is appreciated?
>

hehe. Ya, I went to the AV vendor first. They (symantec) said to ask each
other software vendor. Except for Exchange. They do provide support docs on
how to configure there AV product to work nicely with Exchange server.

thanks for the input though, its appreciated.

"G" <gregstigers+(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I would think that this is an AV-specific question. What does your AV
>vendor recommend? Off the top of my head, I would think that Exchange
>stores and SQL Server database files should be excluded. That assumes you
>are running either of these, which you don't say.
> --
> Greg Stigers, MCSA
> remember to vote for the answers you like
>

thanks. I'll check them out.

"Miha Pihler [MVP]" <mihap-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Here are few articles talking about this...
>
> Guidelines for choosing antivirus software to run on the computers that
> are running SQL Server
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309422
>
> Virus scanning recommendations for computers that are running Windows
> Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158/
>
> Overview of Exchange Server 2003 and antivirus software
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823166
>
> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>
> "djc" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> the following few questions revolve around antivirus software
>> configuration considerations on servers (2000/2003).
>> I came accross an article on files/folders that should be excluded from a
>> domain controller which raised other questions in my mind.
>>
>> what other services need special consideration?
>> what other directories/files, if any, should be excluded from virus
>> scanning (auto protect and scheduled sweep scans)?
>>
>> DNS?
>> DHCP?
>> WINS?
>> etc..?
>>
>> any input is appreciated?
>>
>
>