On-Demand Scans for VirusScan for Linux show exclusions despite none being configured

Technical Articles ID: KB71405
Last Modified: 8/3/2015

Environment

McAfee VirusScan for Linux (VSEL) 1.9.x

Problem

On-Demand Scans for VSEL list exclusions despite none being configured.

Viewing the System Events for a Scheduled On-Demand Scan lists excluded files when no list of exclusions has been configured.

System Change

The entire root file system on a Linux server has been scanned by an On-Demand Scan using VSEL with no exclusions configured.

Cause

The root file system also includes special files (such as sockets and devices, in the case of the /proc and /sys partitions). The On-Demand Scanner excludes these as they cannot be scanned.

Solution

This is expected behavior. These files are handled as exclusions because they cannot be scanned.

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Affected Products

VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x

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