Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: links to exclusion lists for specific Windows servers
Issue
This article contains links to exclusion lists for specific Windows servers. Sophos doesn't have separate recommendations at this point for exclusions on Windows servers.
Sophos product and version
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+
Operating system
Windows Server 2000/2003/2005/2008
What to do
Refer to Knowledgebase article 12214 which includes links for Microsoft's recommendations for Anti-Virus exclusions on Exchange servers.
The following links provide additional recommendations:
Process: Manage Antivirus Software on Domain Controllers
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/winsrvmg/adpog/adpog3.mspx#E2BBG
Virus scanning recommendations for computers that are running Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158/
Microsoft's Position on Antivirus Solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322941/
Guidelines for choosing antivirus software to run on the computers that are running SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309422/
If you need more information or guidance, then please contact technical support.
- Article ID: 35970
- Created: 17 Mar 2008
- Last updated: 23 Oct 2008
