Microsoft tells Exchange admins to remove some previous antivirus restrictions

Some Microsoft Exchange folders and processes, which the company previously suggested be excluded from antivirus (opens in new tab) scans for stability reasons, should no longer be excluded, it has announced.

Explaining the change of heart, Microsoft said the processes no longer affect the stability, or the performance, of Exchange servers, adding that it could even be beneficial as some threat actors could have hidden backdoors in there, as well.