Depends on the server and its role. 1) Block the PST's from being saved on the server, this isn't supported by Microsoft anyways. ( I know people do it, but it's a great way to run servers out of space and cause everyone not to work)
DBF/MDF/LDF/NDF is for SQL servers and Database Servers alike (Should include .TRN and .BAK accordingly) Access Database backends are usually MDB/LDB to block from scanning, but those Access items usually have file-handle/memory leaks working distributed, therefore probably best to import that into the database accordingly ( SQL/Oracle/MYSQL etc etc) and get a front-end interface to query the results. Z -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: AntiVirus exclusions redux The following article gives a pretty good list of exclusions, it's what we've based ours on here. http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/scassells/archive/2007/05/14/what-anti-vi rus-scanning-exclusions-should-be-considered-for-system-and-servers.aspx Joe Heaton >>> "Erik Goldoff" <egold...@gmail.com> 2/9/2010 3:04 AM >>> I remember a few years back there was some good discussion on what file types/extensions to block from emails with regards to computer virus threats .... so I've got a small spin ... I'm looking to see what extensions/file types folks are excluding from their AntiVirus software on-access and on-demand scanning especially LARGE file type, that would cause conflict or performance problems like : PST, LDB, LDF/MDF, MDB, DB, DBF , etc So what file types would you exclude, and why ? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
