File/Folder Exclusions for Windows 7

Hi,

I don't believe there are any particular files or folders you might want to consider excluding on a default Windows 7 install and as for 2008 it would really depends on the roles you install.

As a general rule, on-access scanning exclusions are typically made for files which change often and therefore have to be constantly re-scanned.  Database files are a good example.  If you have an application which reads and writes to a data file, there might be performance advantages in excluding that data file but of course the risk of doing so must be considered.

The following links should help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309422/en-us as linked from http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/60468.html is worth a look if you are running a SQL server for example.  http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/12214.html should help if you have Exchange.

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/35970.html also contains some links you might find useful as does: http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/13595.html

I hope this helps.

Thanks

Hi,

I don't believe there are any particular files or folders you might want to consider excluding on a default Windows 7 install and as for 2008 it would really depends on the roles you install.

As a general rule, on-access scanning exclusions are typically made for files which change often and therefore have to be constantly re-scanned.  Database files are a good example.  If you have an application which reads and writes to a data file, there might be performance advantages in excluding that data file but of course the risk of doing so must be considered.

The following links should help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309422/en-us as linked from http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/60468.html is worth a look if you are running a SQL server for example.  http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/12214.html should help if you have Exchange.

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/35970.html also contains some links you might find useful as does: http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/13595.html

I hope this helps.

Thanks