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I would suggest you review this:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158</a>
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I would suggest you review this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158]

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Should I exclude the Active Directory Databse from scanning by the anti-virus?
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Should I exclude the Active Directory Databse from scanning by the anti-virus?

Ad and Anti-Virus

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.