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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vs Exchange exclusions
Hi Microsoft Defender Antivirus comes with built-in/automatic exclusions on Windows Server 2016 or later and for server roles, view link 1 below. What about the recommended exclusions for Window...
FuriousFred, Defender will only know about features and roles. If your organization has on-premises servers, such as Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, or SQL Server, you’ll likely need to define antivirus exclusions for your servers. Refer to the technical documentation for your server to identify and implement the exclusions you need.
Here are some examples:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/antispam-and-antimalware/windows-antivirus-software?view=exchserver-2019
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/certain-folders-may-have-to-be-excluded-from-antivirus-scanning-when-you-use-file-level-antivirus-software-in-sharepoint-01cbc532-a24e-4bba-8d67-0b1ed733a3d9
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-choose-antivirus-software-to-run-on-computers-that-are-running-sql-server-feda079b-3e24-186b-945a-3051f6f3a95b
FuriousFred, Defender will only know about features and roles. If your organization has on-premises servers, such as Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, or SQL Server, you’ll likely need to define antivirus exclusions for your servers. Refer to the technical documentation for your server to identify and implement the exclusions you need.
Here are some examples:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/antispam-and-antimalware/windows-antivirus-software?view=exchserver-2019
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/certain-folders-may-have-to-be-excluded-from-antivirus-scanning-when-you-use-file-level-antivirus-software-in-sharepoint-01cbc532-a24e-4bba-8d67-0b1ed733a3d9
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-choose-antivirus-software-to-run-on-computers-that-are-running-sql-server-feda079b-3e24-186b-945a-3051f6f3a95b