Why Microsoft Security Essentials

You can choose from several Anti Virus products but if we are working with an Microsoft operating System, and other Microsoft products like office, windows live and other Microsoft products  why not to use there own anti virus software and tools?

Anti-Virus vs Active directory Exclude List

Hi all,

The information below was taken from this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158/en-us, and refers only to Active directory.

Turn off scanning of Active Directory and Active Directory-related files

• Exclude the Main NTDS database files. The location of these files is specified in the following registry key:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\DSA Database File

  The default location is %windir%\Ntds. Specifically, exclude the following files:

Windows Anti-Virus Exclusion List

Windows Anti-Virus Exclusion List

Here you can find almost all information you need to configure exclusions to improve performance and reliability of your System / applications.

To those who compile information, tank you.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/tonysoper_msft/ and http://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/pronichkin/