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I've read a lot of conflicting information about whether Exchange Server should have AV running. &nbsp;Can you provide input on this topic? &nbsp;Is Windows Defender enough? &nbsp;Why might one consider foregoing AV on Exchange? &nbsp;Should Exchange aware AV definitely be running? &nbsp;Thanks.
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I've read a lot of conflicting information about whether Exchange Server should have AV running.  Can you provide input on this topic?  Is Windows Defender enough?  Why might one consider foregoing AV on Exchange?  Should Exchange aware AV definitely be running?  Thanks.

Antivirus for Exchange 2013

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.