How do I exclude MDB (*.MDB) files?

[Guest]

In MS Defender (Beta 2) How do I exclude all files that end with MDB (*.MDB)
from being scanned?

I manage a couple offices that have two apps that run at the same time on
all workstations. There is heavy *.MDB file opening and closing. Users have
complained that the system has gotten very slow ever since I installed the
new Anti-Virus and MS Defender apps. I've excluded the *.MDB files in the
Anti-Virus software and it has helped a lot. They said it is still slow.
Now I want to exclude the *.MDB files in Defender. I assume it will improve
the performance also.

In Defender, when I select a file to exclude using the exclude folders/files
option at the bottom of General Settings, it doesn't allow me to use a file
mask. You can only exclude an entire folder or the file you select. If you
edit the file name it reverts back to the selected file name.

I can't pick the files I want excluded because the application generates the
file names on the fly. I can’t exclude entire folders because it generates
folders names automatically also.

* MS Defender Support: Please add file mask and subdirectory support to the
Defender exclude feature.

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Hi Indy,

I don't think the "exclude" feature has been turn on yet in WD. Although it
is present and you can add paths to files and folders, none have worked to
date for me. I have tried multiple times to exclude specific files, and paths
to have WD exclude parts of Norton Sytstem Works and One Button CheckUP, but
still get event viewer entries that WD still scans those files.

Logically, it may be MS wants to see all the problem areas WD is scanning
that don't play fair or prohibit scanning until close to its release date,
but I don't know for sure. Possible Steve Dodson could give us the final word.