Exchange Server Recommendations

When installing on a business environment, you should follow our recommendations in Recommended Components for Servers and Workstations. For Exchange servers in particular, we recommend you follow the following guidelines for installation of components and creation of exclusions.

Installation

During installation of your Exchange server device:

• Use the Avast recommended policy for servers
• Do not install Web or Mail Shields
• Install Exchange server protection
• Install File Shield

Exclusions

Microsoft has compiled a list of recommended exclusions for Exchange servers. However, when you create exclusions in the policy, do not use variables (such as %localappdata%), and instead use wildcards (such as c:\users\*\appdata\local\*).

For more information on wildcards and exclusions, see Wildcards, Configuring Antivirus Exclusions, and Configuring Component-Specific Exclusions (Business Hub and Avast Business Management Consoles).

We recommend you review and implement the settings found in Microsoft's articles:

• Running Windows antivirus software on Exchange servers
• Virus scanning recommendations for Enterprise computers