Recommended exclusions for Endpoint Security and VirusScan Enterprise on DHCP and WINS servers

Technical Articles ID: KB58146
Last Modified: 5/29/2020

Environment

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention 10.x
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.x
Microsoft Windows Server - all supported versions

For details of VirusScan Enterprise supported platforms, see KB51111.

Summary

McAfee recommends that you exclude the following locations in the Default Processes for the on-access scanner. This action ensures that the DHCP and WINS databases function correctly:

For DHCP servers:

Exclude the DHCP directory under \WINDOWS\System32\

For WINS servers:
Exclude the Wins directory under \WINDOWS\System32\

How to configure exclusions in ENS or VSE:
When you configure exclusions, always apply the principle that the more precise the exclusion, the smaller the potential security risk. For instructions to configure exclusions, refer to the following documentation:

For ENS, see the "Configuring exclusions" section of the Endpoint Security 10.5 Product Guide.
For VSE, see the following articles:
- KB66909 – Consolidated list of Endpoint Security/VirusScan Enterprise exclusion articles
- KB55898 – Understanding VirusScan Enterprise Exclusions
- KB67544 – How to create low-risk and high-risk process exclusions for VirusScan Enterprise 8.x in ePolicy Orchestrator
- KB50998 – How to manage file and folder exclusions in VirusScan Enterprise 8.x using wildcards
- KB61000 – VirusScan Enterprise exclusions and hardware paths (physical address versus logical address)

Affected Products

Configuration
Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.5.x
VirusScan Enterprise 8.8

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